CTVS

JANUARY 23, 2024

35-year-old Tamara Fort is an ICU nurse and what many would consider the epitome of good health. She lifts weights three to four times a week and watches her nutrition closely. She isn’t someone you would consider to be at risk for heart disease. “I always chalked it up to some kind of… Source

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Congenital

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The summit was designed to cater to a diverse audience, including cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiac anesthesiologists, CT residents, perfusionists, and ICU and OR nurses.

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Heart BMJ

MARCH 26, 2025

We found no evidence of a difference in the risk of pleural effusion, all-cause mortality, serious adverse events or postoperative ICU stay. Fish oil (RR 0.28, 95% CI 0.09 to 0.90), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (RR 0.37, 95% CI 0.23 to 0.59) and colchicine (RR 0.37, 95% CI 0.23

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Given the potential adverse effects of thrombolysis, patients are admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) for close monitoring following administration. 54 (20.6%) required ICU level of care. Characteristics of those requiring ICU level of care are described in Table 1.

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HCPLive

DECEMBER 14, 2023

mortality rate among patients with cancer and AKI due to a variety of risk factors, ranging from length of ICU stay to sepsis. Results showed a 50.5%

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

"Discover the new state-of-the-art cardiovascular intensive care unit at Children's Hospital of Orange County, equipped with advanced monitoring and rehabilitat

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HCPLive

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The data from these meta-analyses highlight the value of developing systems to promote daily toothbrushing among those who have been hospitalized and, particularly, those on mechanical ventilation.

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The New England Journal of Medicine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A 22-year-old woman with headache and fever was transferred to the ICU for respiratory failure. Head CT was notable for acute subarachnoid hemorrhage; transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography was also performed (shown in a video). A diagnosis was made.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 17, 2024

Results After PSM, the OAC+group had a higher 30-day survival rate compared to the OAC- group (81.59% vs. 58.10%; P  < 0.001) in the ICU. days; P  = 0.15) and ICU LOS (6.93 The sepsis patients using warfarin had a prolonged LOS in ICU and hospital compared with the sepsis patients using NOAC. days vs. 16.66 days vs. 5.92

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

MARCH 14, 2024

million expansion for advanced cardiovascular care, including new ICU, operating rooms, and labs. Emory University Hospital completes $87.7

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 22, 2024

Additionally, the ICU stay time was shorter, with a significant decrease in neurological complications and 24 h drainage in the branch priority group compared to the classic group. Therefore, it is recommended for use in aortic dissection surgeries.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the intensive care unit (ICU) remains heavy. Glycaemic control is important in the AF management. Glycaemic variability (GV), an emerging marker of glycaemic control,

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Med Page Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- A dedicated temperature management machine dampened the risk of fever for stroke patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), though this did not translate into better functional outcomes months later in the INTREPID randomized.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Final models were chosen to optimise area under the curve (AUC) score while ensuring interpretability.ResultsOverall, 128 (6.9%) patients died in hospital, with 292 (15.7%) patients requiring ICU admission and 373 (20.0%) patients with LVEF < 40%. for ICU admission, and 0.74 for in-hospital mortality, 0.78 for LVEF < 40%.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

OCTOBER 13, 2024

BackgroundIn the ICU, patients with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS) often face high mortality rates, making timely and precise mortality risk prediction crucial for clinical decision-making. We included ICU patients diagnosed with AMI-CS.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background and Purpose:The Stroke Response Team (SRT) is comprised of a critical care RN with neuro experience and a Neuro ICU APP. The SRT RN acts as a critical link in the care continuum for stroke patients by providing consistent ICU-level care from initial entry into the ED through transitions to procedural areas and the ICU.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 14, 2024

In the present manuscript, we suggest a standardized training phase in preparation of the first ICU rotation, propose a modular CCC core curriculum, and outline how training components could be conceptualized within three sub-specialization tracks for aspiring cardiac intensivists.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Findings from the first international randomized controlled trial to compare patient outcomes following treatment with large-bore mechanical thrombectomy (LBMT) versus catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) for intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) show that LBMT is superior with respect to the hierarchically-tested aggregated outcome of all-cause (..)

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Coronary Artery Disease Journal

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Adverse hospital outcomes included in-hospital mortality, prolonged length of stay (LOS), vasopressor use, mechanical ventilation, and ICU admission. vs. 9.7%, P < 0.001), and ICU admission (33.0% 3.32), and ICU admission (aOR 3.51, 95% CI: 3.12–3.96) Prolonged LOS was defined as any hospital LOS ≥ 75th percentile.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

ObjectiveApproximately 10%–70% of patients may develop diaphragmatic dysfunction after cardiac surgery, which may lead to delayed weaning from mechanical ventilation, increased ICU stays, postoperative hospitalization stays, and respiratory complications. However, its impact on prognosis and risk factors remain controversy.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Volume 3, Issue S2 , November 1, 2023.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

ICU stay for more than 48 hours was defined as prolonged ICU stay.Results:Out of 363 patients, 41.6% (n=151) required a prolonged ICU stay. ICU stay for more than 48 hours was defined as prolonged ICU stay.Results:Out of 363 patients, 41.6% (n=151) required a prolonged ICU stay. vs. 1.9%, p = 0.0109).

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Despite medical interventions, her family chose to withdraw treatment and the patient died in ICU at the fourth day following emergency surgery.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Patients were divided into two cohorts: 85% for training and 15% for testing, with 126 features included in the predictive model.Results:Incorporating top 10 features, LightGBM (AUROC=0.886, 95% CI 0.841-0.930) excelled in predictive accuracy, calibration, and clinical utility, identifying key factors such as ventilation time in ICU, hourly urine output (..)

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 22, 2024

The patient stabilized and was transferred for ICU admission. Labs resulted, showing a potassium of 8.0 mEq/L, glucose of greater than 900 mg/dL, and anion gap metabolic acidosis consistent with DKA. He was discharged home several days later. Both together are VERY likely to be due to hyperkalemia.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

examined the number of TIM patients who required transfer from IMC to the ICU and the duration of time in the ICU for HIM patients. The mean length of ICU-stay for the HIM group was 32.8 No patient in the TIM pathway required transfer to the ICU for a higher level of care. hours [IQR: 43.8-83.3] hours [IQR: 32.6-99.7]

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Analysis of the 2 groups after PSM showed the differences in residual ASD/VSD, peak airway pressure, fraction of inspired oxygen/partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2/FiO2), and partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) before return to the intensive care unit (ICU) and extubation were not statistically significant between groups, whereas mechanical ventilation (..)

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:The relationship between anion gap (AG) and short-term mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) sepsis patients complicated by pulmonary hypertension (PH) remains unclear.Methods:Retrospective analysis of incident sepsis patients complicated by PH first admitted to ICU in MIMIC database (2008 to 2019) were enrolled.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 2, 2025

CASE CONTINUED She was admitted to the ICU. Smith has provided excellent overview of measuring and correcting QT interval in scenarios where QRS duration is prolonged (e.g., LBBB, ventricular pacing, etc.)." In the middle of the night, a "code" was called, and multiple rhythms like this were recorded.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 14, 2024

Data collected included demographics, surgical details, postoperative complications, length of stay, ICU hours, salvage procedures, intubation duration, and mortality.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Central VA-ECMO showed advantages in in-hospital mortality and 1-year survival rates.ConclusionCentral VA-ECMO cannulation may reduce postoperative complications and improve survival for LTx recipients.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 3, 2020

The patient was admitted to the ICU. The potassium was repleted in the ICU to a total of 170 mEq with resolution of symptoms (this could be hazardous!). Large U-waves confirm the diagnosis of hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP). The K returned at 1.4 mEq/L and K was given po and IV. Mg was normal and phosphate was very low.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

DECEMBER 13, 2023

CV, cardiovascular; HT, heart transplantation; ICU, intensive care unit; LVAD, left ventricular assist device. The primary endpoint was the rate of weaning from VA-ECMO during index admission. The early LV unloading strategy did not increase the weaning rate from VA-ECMO compared with the conventional approach.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background and Issues:A neurovascular intensive care unit (ICU) had a large volume of employee turnover associated with burnout and moral distress. In fiscal year (FY)2021, the ICU scored 2.43. Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP63-ATP63, February 1, 2025. In FY2022, the score improved to 2.53.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Propensity score (PS) matching was performed for statistical analysis, resulting in 168 pairs.ResultsIn the PS-matched cohorts, the mean age was 62 years; one third had a history of myocardial infarction, 11% were resuscitated, half of the patients were on inotropic support, and 20% received preoperative mechanical circulatory support.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 31, 2024

The median length of stay was 8 (2–35) days, with an ICU stay of 2 (0–30) days. Overall, patients' saturation increased from 58.56 ± 19.03% to 91.03 ± 8.98% ( p  < 0.001), as did their left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) from 64.00 ± 18.21% to 75.09 ± 12.98% ( p  = 0.001).

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ECG Cases

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

While community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is 'bread and butter' emergency medicine, and the diagnosis is often a 'slam dunk', it turns out that up one third of the time, we are wrong about the diagnosis; that x-rays are not perfect; that blood work is seldom helpful; that not all antibiotics are created equal and that deciding who can go home and who (..)

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