Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 28, 2025

Reversible cardiomyopathy with severe heart failure is a rare complication of adrenal crisis. Cardiac ultrasound showed significantly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF; 10%). The patient has not shown any signs of heart failure during follow up for more than half a year.

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Open Heart

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Background Between 25% and 30% of patients hospitalised for acute heart failure (AHF) are readmitted within 90 days after discharge, mostly due to persistent congestion on discharge.

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Circulation: Heart Failure

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Clinical evaluation of central venous pressure is difficult, depends on experience, and is often inaccurate in patients with chronic advanced heart failure. 0.84]) and confirmed in the validation cohort (receiver operating characteristic, 0.82 [95% CI, 0.73–0.92]).

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Green: Micra leadless pacemaker; blue: WiSE-CRT system LV endocardial electrode; and red: WiSE-CRT system subcutaneous battery and ultrasound generator. However, advanced heart failure therapy never means it can be achieved only by state-of-the-art technology. A patient chest X-ray showing both Micra and WiSE-CRT systems.

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 7, 2024

In patients with heart failure (HF) unable to receive conventional cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), is a leadless left ventricular (LV) endocardial pacing system (WiSE CRT System) for CRT safe and effective?

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DAIC

JANUARY 15, 2024

The algorithm uses deep learning to analyse routine ultrasound scans of the heart ( echocardiograms ) to detect disease that often goes undetected during standard assessments. Cardiac amyloidosis is a heterogeneous disease that results from the accumulation of abnormal proteins within the heart, impairing its ability to pump blood.

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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Left atrial (LA) and ventricular (LV) functional impairment often co-exist in patients with heart failure (HF). However, some patients with HF have a disproportionate LA or LV dysfunction. We aimed to characte.

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Conquering CHD

JANUARY 17, 2025

Zane was diagnosed during a routine ultrasound at 20 weeks’ gestation and his mom, Kayla, was immediately referred to the Colorado Fetal Care Center (CFCC) at Childrens Hospital Colorado. The Heart Institute collaborates with the CFCC through the Fetal Cardiology Program.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

BackgroundIschemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) is the end stage of ischemic heart disease, in which ventricular remodeling contributes to a fatal ventricular arrhythmia, worsens heart function and unfavorable outcomes, and is related to persistent chronic inflammation.

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Coronary Artery Disease Journal

JUNE 2, 2024

Aim The aim of this study was to determine the best clinical predictors of acute heart failure needing mechanical ventilation (MV) in the first 48 h of evolution of patients admitted because of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods We analyzed a cohort of patients admitted for ACS between February 2017 and February 2018.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 2, 2025

Bedside cardiac ultrasound showed moderately decreased LV function. Permanent pacer placement Later, a biventricular pacer was placed for " Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) " (This is indicated for patients with LBBB and QRS duration > 130 ms and heart failure and vastly improves heart failure).

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DAIC

AUGUST 27, 2024

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. We know that structural heart disease and heart failure are the leading causes of hospitalization and morbidity in the U.S.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

JANUARY 10, 2025

Methods and results SUGAR-DM-HF enrolled 105 patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes who were randomly assigned to empagliflozin 10mg or placebo once daily for 36weeks. Mean CMR-PCWP decreased from baseline to 36weeks by 0.37 (95% confidence interval 0.78 to 0.23, p =0.20).

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Bilateral breast swelling is a rare and often overlooked presentation of congestive heart failure (CHF) exacerbation. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4139810-A4139810, November 12, 2024. It can mimic other conditions like cellulitis or malignancy, posing a diagnostic challenge.

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Open Heart

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Background and objectives Echocardiography is the cornerstone of heart failure (HF) diagnosis, but expertise is limited. Non-experts using handheld ultrasound devices (HUDs) challenge the clinical yield. Left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) is used for assessment and grading of HF.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 22, 2024

When thyroid function is increased, heart rate increases and the work load of the heart increases. In severe cases heart failure may occur. While in low output heart failure the extremities are cold, in high output failure due to increased thyroid function, the extremities of the limbs are warm.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Aims:The significance of cardio-renal interactions in heart failure (HF) prognosis has become increasingly evident, yet there are no established methods to assess them. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4130072-A4130072, November 12, 2024.

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The American Journal of Cardiology

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Publication date: Available online 15 December 2023 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Alberto Palazzuoli, Alessandra Cartocci, Filippo Pirrotta, Maria Cristina Tavera, Francesco Morrone, Francesca Vannuccini, Alessandro Campora, Gaetano Ruocco

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Background Pompe disease (PD) is a rare, progressive autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder that directly impacts mitochondrial function, leading to structural abnormalities and potentially culminating in heart failure or cardiogenic shock.

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Circulation: Heart Failure

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is the leading cause of late graft dysfunction in heart transplantation.

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DAIC

APRIL 9, 2024

Left untreated, tricuspid regurgitation can lead to atrial fibrillation , heart failure , kidney disease and even death. With the patient under general anesthesia, the device is delivered to the heart through a catheter, starting in the groin and guided by X-ray and ultrasound.

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DAIC

MARCH 20, 2024

To reach their findings, the researchers focused on immune cells known as cardiac macrophages, which normally perform a critical role in keeping the tissue healthy but can turn inflammatory in response to injury such as heart attack or heart failure.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

ET Murphy Ballroom 4 Comparison of an "Inclisiran First" Strategy with Usual Care in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Results From the VICTORION-INITIATE Randomized Trial Targeting Weight Loss to Personalize the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Once-weekly Semaglutide in Patients with Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, (..)

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DAIC

APRIL 9, 2024

Compared to their peers without the condition, people with atrial fibrillation are twice as likely to be admitted to hospital, five times more likely to have a stroke, three times more likely to develop heart failure, and twice as likely to die prematurely.4

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 2, 2024

Bedside ED ultrasound showed exceedingly poor global LV function, and no B lines. Most patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and left bundle branch block with a QRS over 130 ms should get one. Here is the initial ED ECG. What do you think? Rhythm : Residents asked me why it is not VT.

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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

JUNE 6, 2024

Impaired functional capacity is a common symptom in patients with heart failure. Standard measures of left ventricular (LV) function, such as ejection fraction (EF) and LV diastolic parameters, do not correlat.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 30, 2024

Plaque regression can be demonstrated by ultrasound evaluation of the carotids which are easily accessible. Lower blood pressures mean lower workload for the heart and lower risk of left ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure. Regular exercise can bring down the blood pressure in the long run.

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ECG Cases

JANUARY 4, 2022

Which patients with acute heart are safe to send home in general? How useful is the Ottawa Heart Failure Risk Score in aiding in disposition decisions? What is the evidence for intra-aortic balloon pumps, percutaneous ventricular assist devices and ECMO in the patient with cardiogenic shock?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

What I had not told him before he made that judgement is that the patient also had ultrasound B-lines of pulmonary edema. Patients with anterior LV aneurysm usually have poor LV function and heart failure. What do you think? Ken (below) is appropriately worried about pulmonary embolism from the ECG.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 20, 2024

Smith comment 2: I frequently see failure to control BP in patients with acute chest pain or acute heart failure. And angiographers tell me that it is sometimes difficult to say for certain based on angiogram alone, without intravascular ultrasound or, better yet, optical coherence tomography.

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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Carcinoid heart disease (CHD) caused by neuroendocrine tumours (NET) is associated with an increased morbidity and mortality due to valvular dysfunction and right sided heart failure. The present study aimed t.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 5, 2024

A formal ultrasound later showed reasonably good LV function, and so he later received carvedilol and diltiazem, Unfortunately, those led to hypotension at 80/40 with a HR 40. At the time, it seemed that virtually all cardiac patients with chronic AFib or heart failure were on this medication.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 14, 2024

One situation is decompensated advanced systolic heart failure with large left ventricle. J Cardiovasc Ultrasound. J Cardiovasc Ultrasound. Measurement of E’ is useful in differentiation of pseudo normalization in the mitral inflow from the normal pattern. Ha J et al. 2009 Sep;17(3):86-95. Park JH et al. Møller JE et al.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2023

LVH is a common etiology of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, as it may results in a stiff ventricle with poor diastolic relaxation. The heart rate is too fast for this poor filling. Preload must be increased and the heart rate slowed in order to allow more LV filling.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 27, 2021

The patient has heart failure as a result of this event. A bedside ultrasound was done, with dozens of clips, and was even done with Speckle Tracking. How could an occlusion (Occlusion MI, OMI) that results in the loss of a massive amount of myocardium and results in Heart Failure be missed? Here are a few clips.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

Smith comment: This patient did not have a bedside ultrasound. Had one been done, it would have shown a feature that is apparent on this ultrasound (however, this patient's LV function would not be as good as in this clip): This is recorded with the LV on the right. In fact, bedside ultrasound might even find severe aortic stenosis.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

AUGUST 8, 2024

Key contributions: Advanced cardiac imaging (e.g., high-sensitivity troponin, NT-proBNP) in risk stratification Utilization of advanced echocardiographic techniques (e.g.,

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