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ECG Blog #445 — VT or LBBB?

Ken Grauer, MD

The ECG in Figure-1 was obtained from an 80-year old woman — who presented to the ED ( E mergency D epartment ) — with a several hour history of "palpitations" and CP ( C hest P ain ). She was hemodynamically stable at the time ECG #1 was recorded. QUESTIONS: The ECG in Figure-1 was seen by a number of physicians — the majority of whom thought the rhythm was some form of SVT ( S upra V entricular T achycardia ) with LBBB ( L eft B undle B ranch B lock ) aberration.

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Wegovy Protects Against Deadly COVID Cases

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- LONDON -- The clinical benefits of semaglutide (Wegovy) went beyond expectations in the SELECT trial, given the reductions in non-cardiovascular and infectious disease deaths observed. Among people with overweight or obesity.

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Is long-term beta-blocker therapy needed after a heart attack?

Science Daily - Heart Disease

The appropriate duration of beta-blocker treatment after a heart attack (a myocardial infarction [MI]) is unknown in patients who do not need to take beta-blockers for another reason. In the ABYSS trial, the cardiovascular safety of interrupting beta-blocker could not be shown in comparison with beta-blocker continuation and beta-blocker interruption did not improve quality of life.

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Epigastric and Right Upper Quadrant pain after eating spicy food

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 60-something woman with no cardiac history presented with epigastric and right upper quadrant pain after eating spicy food. She had an ECG recorded at triage: What do you think? This was sent to me without any info while I was out and about, and I looked at it on my phone. I responded: "That is a tough one. V2 is very worrisome. But no other leads are.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Becoming a patient: a daily exercise in accepting reality

Heart Sisters

Learning to accept reality may often seem counter-intuitive, but could accepting reality be the strategy that can protect against the more dangerous response of DENIAL?

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COVID Vax Myocarditis Stays Mild With Good Prognosis Over a Year Later

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- People with postvaccine myocarditis did not share the typical mid-term complications associated with conventional myocarditis, based on a population-based study from France. With 18-month follow-up of people who had been hospitalized.

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Study shows reduced inflammation in residents after adding trees to their neighborhoods

Science Daily - Heart Disease

A new project has found that people living in neighborhoods where the number of trees and shrubs was more than doubled showed lower levels of a blood marker of inflammation than those living outside the planted areas. General inflammation is an important risk indicator for heart disease and other chronic diseases.

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Researchers attempted to emulate a clinical trial using data from real patients

Science Daily - Stroke

Researchers used real-world clinical data to attempt to emulate a randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of two blood thinners, apixaban and warfarin, to prevent stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. The study provides a method to explore the effects of treatments in patients who are underrepresented or excluded from clinical trials.

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Experts: Don't Say 'Heartbeat' to Describe Ultrasound Findings in Early Pregnancy

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Some terms commonly used to describe observations seen on ultrasound during first-trimester pregnancies are outdated and should be replaced with more descriptive language, a multisociety panel of ob/gyns, radiologists, and emergency.

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Physiology Friday #233: Exercise Makes Us More Stress-Resilient: Now We Know Why

Physiologically Speaking

Greetings! Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Thanks to the premium sponsor of this newsletter: FSTFUEL electrolyte supplement. FSTFUEL combines electrolytes with amino acids to help your body maintain hydration and optimal functioning during exercise or intermittent fasting, so you don't have to choose between fasting and fitness. It’s a zero-sugar electrolyte drink that tastes awesome.

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These areas have the US' highest cardiac death rate

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

High-poverty rural regions in the Southern U.S. have the highest cardiovascular disease-associated death rate, according to a report published Aug. 16 in the Journal of Rural Health.

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Knowing you have a brain aneurysm may raise anxiety risk, other mental health conditions

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: People diagnosed with unruptured cerebral aneurysms (weakened areas in brain blood vessels) who are being monitored without treatment have a higher risk of developing mental illness compared to those who have not been diagnosed.

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Marked Cognitive Decline in Husbands After a Spouse's CVD Event?

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) in one spouse was followed by the other developing dementia more often than expected in a large Japanese cohort study. In the study's predominantly male cohort of seniors, the dementia diagnosis.

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Uric Acid Levels Pose Potential Harm in Accelerating Biological Aging

HCPLive

A new study suggests circulating uric acid may be a pro-aging factor in older adults, potentially causing more harm than benefits.

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20 hospitals with the lowest, highest heart attack death rates

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Discover the top hospitals with the lowest and highest death rates for heart attack patients, according to CMS data.

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Catching up on sleep on weekends may lower heart disease risk by up to 20%

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Modern lifestyles mean many people are sleep deprived on work or school days, and try to 'catch-up' with compensatory sleep on weekends. A new study of more than 90,000 individuals showed that those who had the most catch-up sleep on weekends had a 20% lower risk of developing heart disease than those with the least.

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Five Things Every Middle Aged Adult Should Know About Sleep & Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Most people do not know that sleep is a key factor when it comes to good cardiovascular health. Because of this, sleep is pushed to the bottom of the list of priorities for addressing cardiovascular health. In my view, this is a terrible idea. Here is why. Get Sleep Right. Get Everything Else Right. There is a multitude of factors that will determine your cardiovascular risk.

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Study Compares Accuracy of ChatGPT-3.5, GPT-4 in Diagnosing for Skin of Color

HCPLive

This analysis was designed to examine ChatGPT’s accuracy in diagnosing dermatologic conditions among those with and without skin of color.

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GLP-1s reduce cardiovascular mortality: Study

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

GLP-1s reduced mortality and complications from cardiovascular events, according to a study published Aug. 22 in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism: A Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

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Stopping Beta-Blockers Did Not Go as Planned for Long-Time Users

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- LONDON -- Heart attack survivors who were expected to be fine after going off their beta-blockers fared worse clinically compared with those who continued them, a randomized trial showed. After years of taking these relatively.

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Borderzone Breakthrough: A new source of cardiac inflammation

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Researchers report the discovery of a novel mechanism of cardiac inflammation that may expand therapeutic opportunities to prevent heart attacks from becoming heart failure.

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Prefilled Pens, Fewer Injections Improve Satisfaction in Psoriasis Patients with Needle Phobia

HCPLive

Prefilled pens and fewer injections improve satisfaction in psoriasis patients with needle phobia, enhancing adherence and treatment effectiveness, a study finds.

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Here’s How Implementing a Competency-Based Education Teaching Model Can Help Bridge the Skills Gap

Learning + Leading

Today, 40% of employers report that newly graduated healthcare workers lack the necessary skills to perform their roles adequately. Despite excelling academically, too many individuals cannot put their theoretical knowledge into practice.

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Pericarditis for the ages: differential outcomes and therefore age-specific therapies?

Heart BMJ

Acute pericarditis (AP) is the second most common cardiac cause of chest pain, diagnosed when at least two of the following criteria are met: characteristic pleuritic chest pain, pericardial rub on auscultation, new typical ECG changes (such as widespread ST-elevation or PR-depression) and pericardial effusion on imaging. 1 Supporting evidence of elevated inflammatory biomarkers and findings of pericardial inflammation on cardiac magnetic resonance or CT also play critical roles in its evaluatio

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Amyloidosis Drug Improves Outcomes, Survival

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- LONDON -- Vutrisiran (Amvuttra) improved functional and disease outcomes as well as survival in transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), according to findings from the HELIOS-B phase III trial. And the benefits.

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Clinical Measures Insufficient for Capturing Full Patient Experience for Psoriasis

HCPLive

These data suggest that there are a subset of individuals with complete skin clearance of their psoriasis who report residual effects of their condition.

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Comparing Different Holter Software

Cardiomatics

When choosing a Holter software, it’s crucial to consider the specific needs of your practice. The right software can streamline your workflow, enhance diagnostic accuracy, and improve patient outcomes. Two key dimensions to consider from a product perspective are how the algorithm used for analysis was developed and how the software is deployed.

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AISAP’s CARDIO AI-powered Diagnostic Assessment Software Receives FDA Clearance

DAIC

tim.hodson Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:22 Aug. 22, 2024 – AISAP has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for its first-of-a-kind, AI-powered AISAP CARDIO point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) software platform. The cloud-based platform combines four computer-assisted diagnosis (CADx) modules of valvular pathologies and eight key measurements into a single, comprehensive, cardiac ultrasound software package that automatically generates analyses, interpreta

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FDA Clears First Automated Insulin-Delivery Tech for Type 2 Diabetes

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA cleared the first automated insulin dosing device for adults with type 2 diabetes, the agency announced on Monday. An interoperable automated glycemic controller, Insulet's SmartAdjust technology is software that automatically.

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Dupilumab for Eczema Linked to Risk Increase for Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

HCPLive

These data suggest the necessity of caution when clinicians treat select patient groups with dupilumab for atopic dermatitis.

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Prehospital Pulse-Dose Glucocorticoid in STEMI

JAMA Cardiology

This randomized clinical trial investigates if prehospital pulse-dose glucocorticoid treatment has a cardioprotective effect in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

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Cardiac magnetic resonance for ventricular arrhythmias: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Heart BMJ

Background Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) allows comprehensive myocardial tissue characterisation, revealing areas of myocardial inflammation or fibrosis that may predispose to ventricular arrhythmias (VAs). With this study, we aimed to estimate the prevalence of structural heart disease (SHD) and decipher the prognostic implications of CMR in selected patients presenting with significant VAs.

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Gestational diabetes mellitus and development of intergenerational overall and subtypes of cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Objective We aimed to summarize the association between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and its intergenerational cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) impacts in both mothers and offspring post-delivery in existing literature. Methods PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus were utilized for searching publications between January 1980 and June 2024, with data extraction and meta-analysis continuing until 31 July 2024.

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Trauma History Linked to Reduced Access to Liver Transplant in Women

HCPLive

A study found that women with trauma history have reduced liver transplant access compared to men, with gender disparities not driven by psychiatric symptoms.

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Perspectives on Heart Valve Repair

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue 9 , Page 661-662, August 27, 2024.

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Managing DOACs Perioperatively

NEJM Journal Watch - Cardiology

Drawing from guidelines and a general review of the literature, experts offer management recommendations for direct-acting oral anticoagulants before and after invasive interventions.

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