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ECG Blog #455 — VT Until Proven Otherwise?

Ken Grauer, MD

I was asked to interpret the ECG in Figure-1 — told only that this 30-ish year old man had a history of having undergone a number of operations for CHD ( C ongenital H eart D isease ) as a child. QUESTIONS: In Figure-1 — Is the rhythm VT — or — SVT with aberrant conduction — or — potentially neither of these possibilities? IF told that this patient was hypotensive in association with the rhythm in Figure-1 — Does It Matter what the specific etiology of this rhythm is?

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Children Who Contracted COVID-19 Twice as Likely to Develop IBS, Study Finds

HCPLive

NASPGHAN 2024 data suggests children and adolescents with a history of COVID-19 were twice as likely to develop IBS during the follow-up period.

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Epidemiology of myocarditis following COVID-19 or influenza and use of diagnostic assessments

Open Heart

Background Previous research has suggested a heightened risk of acute myocarditis after COVID-19 infection. However, it is not clear from existing work whether this risk is higher than would be expected after comparable viral respiratory infections. This information is important to guide risk assessments and clinical practice. Methods A retrospective cohort study of US administrative health claims was conducted to compare the rates of myocarditis after COVID-19 with that after influenza infectio

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Lauren Collen, MD: Some Fragrances May be More Prevalent in Exposomes of Children with Crohn’s Disease

HCPLive

HCPLive spoke to Collen at NASPGHAN 2024 about early research on environmental exposures prevalent in children with Crohn’s Disease.

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You Are Invited!

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. 80 to 90% of early heart disease is preventable. I want to show you how. The most common reason someone comes to see me is to answer two questions: Am I at risk of heart disease? What do I need to do about it? Fundamentally, people want to get a proper risk assessment and put a plan in place to reduce any risk they have.

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Machine Perfusion Could Help Address Transplant Crisis for Pediatric Liver Diseases

HCPLive

New data from the UNOS database presented at NASPGHAN 2024 details characteristics and outcomes of pediatric liver transplant patients receiving machine perfused organs.

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Who Needs a Defibrillator After MI? FDA Recs on Inferior Vena Cava Filters

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring during cardiac surgery: an observational cohort study

Open Heart

Objective To evaluate the impact of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) on stroke and operative mortality after coronary and/or valvular operations. Methods This was an observational study of coronary and/or valvular heart operations from 2010 to 2021. Baseline characteristics and postoperative outcomes were compared by the use or non-use of IONM, which included both electroencephalography and somatosensory-evoked potentials.

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Linaclotide Effective for Functional Constipation in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

HCPLive

Linaclotide trial shows effective constipation relief for pediatric patients with neurodevelopmental disorders, with high treatment adherence and safety profile.

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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in aortic stenosis patients before and after aortic valve replacement

Open Heart

Background Knowledge about how patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) perform on cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is sparse. Since exercise testing in patients with symptomatic AS is not advised, submaximal parameters could be of special interest. We aimed to investigate maximal and submaximal physical capacity by CPET before and 1 year after surgical aortic valve replacement (sAVR) in patients with severe AS.

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Total Bilirubin, MMP-7, and TBA Show Promise for Predicting Liver Survival in Biliary Atresia

HCPLive

Meta-analysis of 30 studies highlights serum markers as prognostic tools for liver survival post-portoenterostomy in biliary atresia.

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Meta-analysis of Renal Denervation Therapy During Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Atrial Fibrillation

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 8 November 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Husam M Salah, Karl-Philipp Rommel, Karl-Patrik Kresoja, Felix Mahfoud, Philipp Lurz, Jonathan P.

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Impact of Long Hospital Stays on Pediatric Gastroparesis Management with Christian Sadaka, MD

HCPLive

At NASPGHAN 2024, Sadaka shared results of a study demonstrating the factors associated with a longer hospital stay for children with gastroparesis.

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Impact of Baseline Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction on Mid-term Outcomes in Women Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Insight from the WIN TAVI Registry

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 8 November 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Francesca Maria Di Muro, Birgit Vogel, Samantha Sartori, Didier Tchetche, Yihan Feng, Anna Sonia Petronio, Julinda Mehilli, Benjamin Bay, Mauro Gitto, Thierry Lefevre, Patrizia Presbitero, Piera Capranzano, Angelo Oliva, Alessandro Iadanza, Gennaro Sardella, Nicolas Van Mieghem, Emanuele Meliga, Pier Pasquale Leone, Nicolas Dumonteil, Chiara Fraccaro

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Lauren Collen, MD: Advanced Combination Therapy May Be Effective Option for Pediatric Refractory IBD

HCPLive

At NASPGHAN 2024, Collen told HCPLive the promising early data of advanced combination therapy for pediatric refractory IBD although hurdles exist.

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Are there racial and ethnic differences in outcomes following left main PCI?

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 8 November 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Zachary Tugaoen, Brian P Kelley, Kevin A Friede, George A Stouffer

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When to Start Anticoagulation After Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

NEJM Journal Watch - Cardiology

In a large, randomized trial, initiation of a direct oral anticoagulant within 4 days of stroke onset provided comparable outcomes to delayed start.

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Children Who Contracted COVID-19 Twice as Likely to Develop IBS, Study Finds

HCPLive

NASPGHAN 2024 data suggests children and adolescents with a history of COVID-19 were twice as likely to develop IBS during the follow-up period.