Open Heart

JANUARY 13, 2023

Objectives Accurate prediction of heart failure (HF) patients at high risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) represents a potentially valuable tool to inform shared decision making. No validated prediction model for AF in HF is currently available. The objective was to develop clinical prediction models for 1-year risk of AF. Methods Using the Danish Heart Failure Registry, we conducted a nationwide registry-based cohort study of all incident HF patients diagnosed from 2008 to 2018 and without history

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Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

JANUARY 12, 2023

12th January 2023 Taking a small detour for the moment, I thought I would try and look at bit more closely at corruption. How do you define it? What is it? I believe if you are going to defeat something, you first need to understand what it is. Know thine enemy, as they say. I began by looking up the word corruption in a dictionary, which defined it thus: Corruption: ‘dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Smith Two patients presented with acute chest pain/pressure. Here are their ECGs: Patient 1: Patient 2: See below for "answers", and below that for both cases. "Answers": Patient 1 shows very subtle high lateral OMI, South African flag sign. She had an acute LAD OMI in the process of reperfusion, see case below. Patient 2 has a normal variant ECG which mimics high lateral OMI, and ruled out for MI, see case below.

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Cassling

JANUARY 10, 2023

UPDATE: The penalty phase of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) program has been suspended until further notice. A major goal of the AUC is to help providers order the most appropriate test for their patients by using a Clinical Decision Support Mechanism (CDSM). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will use data collected from the program to identify outlier ordering professionals who will then be required to secure prior authorization.

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Open Heart

JANUARY 12, 2023

Background Coronary artery vasospasm is an abnormal spasm of coronary arteries that cause transient or complete occlusion without exertion. It causes stable angina to ACS. However, this can be prevented by calcium channel blockers (CCBs) which suppress Ca 2+ influx into the vascular muscle cells. Nevertheless, several CCBs adverse effects are harmful for these patients.

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HCM Beat

JANUARY 7, 2023

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) has had a moment in the public eye this week. Damar Hamlin's misfortune shined a public light on the grim reality that we as HCM patients live with every day: the possibility we could suffer an SCA at any moment without warning.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Sent by anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers A male in his teens presented with complaints of chest discomfort and dyspnea beginning while exercising but without obvious injury. He immediately stopped exercising and symptoms started to improve. Later that evening he felt recurrent central chest discomfort, shortness of breath, and vomited. Symptoms have been constant since this second episode, and are still present on arrival, which seems to have been less than 1 to 2 hours from onset of symptom

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Open Heart

JANUARY 11, 2023

Objectives To evaluate bare-metal Optimus and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-covered Optimus-CVS balloon-expandable, cobalt–chromium, hybrid cell–designed stents in congenital heart disease (CHD) interventions. Methods Retrospective multicentre review of patients with CHD receiving Optimus stents. Stent mechanical behaviour, clinical indications and outcomes were assessed.

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HCM Beat

JANUARY 12, 2023

TMZ is reporting that singer Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, suffered a cardiac arrest at her home and is now at a local hospital.

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