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Unveiling the threat of crystalline silica on the cardiovascular system. A comprehensive review of the current knowledge

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Specific cardiovascular diseases, such as acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, pulmonary hypertension and pericarditis, were also pointed. SiO2 exposure was linked to an increased risk of myocardial infarction, with potential mechanisms involving inflammation and platelet activation.

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Biosense Webster Submits Application to U.S. FDA Seeking Approval of the VARIPULSE Platform for the Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

DAIC

The VARIPULSE Platform is designed to enable pulmonary vein isolation with the versatility of a catheter loop, a simple generator user interface, and a mapping system that provides an intuitive, reproducible workflow with real-time visualization, contact indicator, and PF tagging mechanisms.

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Chest Pain and Inferior ST Elevation.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

PR depression, which suggests pericarditis 4. We also showed that, of 47 cases of pericarditis with ST elevation, none had ST depression in aVL. ) The goal of the present analysis was to examine whether the presence of tachycardia identified patients unlikely to have type 1 myocardial infarction.

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Large Transmural STEMI with Myocardial "Rupture" of Ventricular Septum

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

When there is MI extending all the way to the epicardium (transmural), that infarcted epicardium is often inflamed (postinfarction regional pericarditis, or PIRP). In addition, when there is full thickness infarction, especially with inflammation, the myocardium is at risk of "rupture." 3) Oliva et al. (3) Armstrong PW et al.

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Subacute AnteroSeptal STEMI, With Persistent ST elevation and Upright T-waves

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

When there is MI extending all the way to the epicardium (transmural), that infarcted epicardium is often inflamed (postinfarction regional pericarditis, or PIRP). What complication is the patient with post-infarction regional pericarditis at risk for? One should be on the alert for myocardial rupture. Lessons : 1.

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An elderly male with shortness of breath

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Then the patient's pain then resolved spontaneously after 2 sublingual nitroglycerine and another ECG was recorded ECG 2 at 16 minutes ST ELEVATION CONSISTENT WITH INJURY, PERICARDITIS, OR EARLY REPOLARIZATION Overread same Smith : The T-waves are now MUCH smaller. The estimated pulmonary artery systolic pressure is 27 mmHg + RA pressure.

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A Patient with Respiratory Failure and a Computer "Normal" ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

You do NOT see this in normal variant STE, nor in pericarditis. Cardiac Troponin Changes to Distinguish Type 1 and Type 2 Myocardial Infarction and 180-Day Mortality Risk. Here is the computer interpretation: (Veritas algorithm) This is what I said: "This is diagnostic of an acute inferior MI. Murakami M.