Ken Grauer, MD
DECEMBER 28, 2024
I was sent the ECG in Figure-1 told only that the patient was an older adult who reported dizziness with activity. QUESTIONS: What is the rhythm? ( HINT: There are at least 4 important findings that should be noted ). Is there AV block? Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. ( To improve visualization I've digitized the original ECG using PMcardio ).
Science Daily - Heart Disease
JANUARY 2, 2025
Researchers have successfully repaired damaged mouse hearts using a protein from zebrafish. They discovered that the protein Hmga1 plays a key role in heart regeneration in zebrafish. In mice, this protein was able to restore the heart by activating dormant repair genes without causing side effects, such as heart enlargement. This study marks an important step toward regenerative therapies to prevent heart failure.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
JANUARY 2, 2025
COVID-19 is a respiratory disease primarily affecting the lungs. However, the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 surprised doctors and scientists by causing an unusually large percentage of patients to experience vascular complicationsissues related to blood flow, such as blood clots, heart attacks, and strokes.
Science Daily - Stroke
JANUARY 3, 2025
Interactions with friends and family may keep us healthy because they boost our immune system and reduce our risk of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. Researchers drew this conclusion after studying proteins from blood samples taken from over 42,000 adults recruited to the UK Biobank.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 2, 2025
By Smith with comments from our electrophysiologist, Rehan Karim. (And of course Ken's comments at the bottom) An elderly obese woman with cardiomyopathy, Left bundle branch block, and chronic hypercapnea presented hypoxic with altered mental status. She was intubated. Bedside cardiac ultrasound showed moderately decreased LV function. CT of the chest showed no pulmonary embolism but bibasilar infiltrates.
Med Page Today
DECEMBER 31, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- A three-step process underscores new clinical practice guidelines for primary and specialty care clinicians to evaluate patients who may have cognitive impairment or dementia due to Alzheimer's or a related disease. In broad.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
JANUARY 3, 2025
Interactions with friends and family may keep us healthy because they boost our immune system and reduce our risk of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.
Cardiovascular Update brings together the best content for cardiovascular medicine professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Cardiovascular Diabetology
JANUARY 3, 2025
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) treatment reduces cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes. Yet, the impact of GLP-1RA treatment before ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) on.
Med Page Today
DECEMBER 28, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- In January, we reported on the FDA clearing GLP-1 receptor agonists of suicidality risk following a preliminary evaluation. In this report, we follow up on what has happened since. Not long after the FDA wrapped its preliminary.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
JANUARY 2, 2025
There's no question that exercise is good for the heart. Regular exercise lowers blood pressure and cholesterol and reduces the chances of having a heart attack or stroke.
HCPLive
JANUARY 3, 2025
A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational real-world data finds nearly half of patients who begin a GLP-1 RA will discontinue within a year.
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
JANUARY 2, 2025
Despite the promising results of both MitraClip and PASCAL systems for the treatment of mitral regurgitation (MR), there is limited data on the comparison of both systems regarding their safety and efficacy. W.
Med Page Today
DECEMBER 31, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- MedPage Today's enterprise and investigative team covers a lot of ground. We jump in when there's breaking news in healthcare. We write second-day stories on the implications of that news. We craft compelling feature stories.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
DECEMBER 31, 2024
The U.S. government's premier research body has made an important discovery that could help create new drugs to lower "bad" cholesterol, and hopefully prevent heart attacks and stroke.
HCPLive
JANUARY 2, 2025
Other recent research presented at ACR 2024 found increased CVD risk with glucocorticosteroid use.
Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology
JANUARY 2, 2025
Some heart failure patients with artificial hearts have been able to regenerate heart muscle, potentially paving the way for future heart failure treatment options, according to a study published Nov. 21 in Circulation.
Med Page Today
JANUARY 3, 2025
(MedPage Today) -- Despite guidelines recommending other anticoagulants for people hospitalized with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), old habits and misconceptions have kept unfractionated heparin (UFH) the initial choice for many physicians in the.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
JANUARY 2, 2025
Researchers from the Bakkers group at the Hubrecht Institute have successfully repaired damaged mouse hearts using a protein from zebrafish. They discovered that the protein Hmga1 plays a key role in heart regeneration in zebrafish. In mice, this protein was able to restore the heart by activating dormant repair genes without causing side effects, such as heart enlargement.
HCPLive
JANUARY 3, 2025
Higher levels of small-particle HDL were linked with greater gray matter volume and higher cognitive capacity among middle-aged adults.
Nature Reviews - Cardiology
JANUARY 1, 2025
Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 02 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01104-z Endovascular renal denervation has been approved for the treatment of hypertension. In this Review, Fisher and Kirtane discuss the clinical trial data on its efficacy and safety and provide practical guidance on patient selection and clinical implementation of the procedure.
Med Page Today
DECEMBER 30, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- Atherosclerosis progression was more than twice as common in younger people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) than in healthy controls in a prospective study from Greece, but the rate difference narrowed substantially with.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
JANUARY 2, 2025
Walking in a winter wonderland may sound serene and peaceful, but shoveling your sidewalks to take that walk could quickly change delightful to deadly. According to the American Heart Association, the world's leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, research shows that the exertion of shoveling snow may lead to an increased risk of a heart attack or sudden cardiac arrest.
HCPLive
JANUARY 3, 2025
This Psychiatry Month in Review features promising phase 3 data, what is moving in the pipeline, and where the psychiatry field is heading into 2025.
Nature Reviews - Cardiology
JANUARY 1, 2025
Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 02 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01111-0 In this Review, Born and colleagues present insights into the role of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins in atherogenesis, with an emphasis on the mechanisms leading to atherosclerotic plaque initiation and growth. They describe the causative role of LDL at the early stages of atherogenesis and discuss the relative atherogenicity of lipoprotein(a) and triglyceride-rich lipoproteins.
Med Page Today
DECEMBER 28, 2024
(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.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
JANUARY 2, 2025
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer are the two leading causes of death in the U.S. According to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, patients diagnosed with late-stage or metastatic breast cancer have a statistically significant increased risk of pre-diagnosis CVD compared to those with early-stage cancer at diagnosis.
HCPLive
JANUARY 1, 2025
Patients hospitalized for severe COVID-19 had an accelerated eGFR decline relative to those with pneumonia due to other infections.
JAMA Cardiology
JANUARY 1, 2025
This prognostic study evaluates the ability of an electrocardiography-based artificial intelligence risk estimator to predict incident hypertension and stratify risk for hypertension-associated adverse events.
ECG Guru
JANUARY 3, 2025
Here we see a 30 s long strip of a 1-leadECG, recorded with a modern Smartwatch (Apple watch). The ECG has been graphically processed for better visualization. The paper speed is 25 mm/s as usual. The lead shown corresponds to ECG lead I of the limb leads.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
JANUARY 2, 2025
Weight loss tops many folks' list of New Year's resolutions, and lots of people are turning to cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic to help them drop excess pounds.
HCPLive
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Panelists discuss the new health measures relevant to chronic kidney disease (CKD) management and their significance in improving patient care and outcomes.
Nature Reviews - Cardiology
JANUARY 1, 2025
Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 02 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01110-1 In this Review, Dey and colleagues explore the pathobiology of coronary atherosclerotic plaques and perivascular adipose tissue, describe their phenotyping with computed tomography coronary angiography, and discuss potential future applications in clinical risk prediction and patient management.
Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology
JANUARY 2, 2025
Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy often experience anorexia and weight loss that substantially deteriorates overall health, reduces treatment tolerance and quality of life, and worsens oncologic outcomes. There are currently few effective therapeutic options to mitigate these side effects. The central melanocortin system, which plays a pivotal role in regulating appetite and energy homeostasis, presents a logical target for treating anorexia and weight loss.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
JANUARY 2, 2025
Cardiac arrest is when the heart stops abruptly with little or no warning. It is often fatal. According to American Heart Association data, 9 out of every 10 people who experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital die.
HCPLive
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Panelists discuss how current treatments for IgA nephropathy often fall short in addressing the root cause, specifically abnormal IgA production and deposition, and highlight the consequences of prioritizing symptom management, such as proteinuria reduction, over targeting the diseases underlying pathology.
ECG Guru
JANUARY 3, 2025
This ECG is from a 65-year-old woman who had previously had no cardiac abnormalities but has now suffered several syncopes within 2 weeks. During the last syncope she suffered a fracture of the left femur.
Physiologically Speaking
JANUARY 3, 2025
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