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• Aortic dissection presenting as acute stroke: Careful selection of patients for intravenous thrombolysis

  Authors:Swati Chinchure, Gaurav Goel, Vipul Gupta, Atma Bansal, Dilip Singh, Arun Garg, et al.From:Neurology India (Vol. 61, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-February 2013590 words Case study 1630LByline: Swati. Chinchure, Gaurav. Goel, Vipul. Gupta, Atma. Bansal, Dilip. Singh, Arun. Garg, Ajaya. Jha Sir, A 38-year-old male presented with acute onset left hemiparesis and slurring of speech of 3 hours...

• Mental illness, access to hospitals with invasive cardiac services, and receipt of cardiac procedures by Medicare acute myocardial infarction patients

  Authors:Yue Li, Laurent G. Glance, Jeffrey M. Lyness, Peter Cram, Xueya Cai, and Dana B. MukamelFrom:Health Services Research (Vol. 48, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20135,918 words Article 1560LObjective. Older persons with coronary heart disease have reduced access to appropriate medical and surgical services if they are also mentally ill. This study determined whether difference exists in access to hospitals...

• Should right heart catheterization be realized in patients with a mechanical tricuspid valve?

  Authors:Olivier Lairez, Clement Delmas, Nicolas Boudou, Didier Carrie, and Michel GalinierFrom:Interventional Cardiology (Vol. 5, Issue 3)

  June 20131,246 words Report 1350LAuthor(s): Olivier Lairez [*] 3 , Clément Delmas 1 , Nicolas Boudou 1 , Didier Carrié 1 4 , Michel Galinier 1 2 KEYWORDS : mechanical tricuspid valve; right heart catheterism; transpulmonary pressure...

• Abnormal CVP waveform

  Authors:Monish Raut and Arun MaheshwariFrom:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia (Vol. 7, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  October-December 2013209 words Brief article, Lette... 1330LByline: Monish. Raut, Arun. Maheshwari Sir, A 52-year-old male patient was scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting. Patient's echocardiography findings revealed no tricuspid regurgitation or stenosis with...

• Journal Watch: Our expert highlights the most important research articles across the spectrum of topics relevant to the field of clinical practice

  Author:Robert S DieterFrom:Clinical Practice (Vol. 10, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 2013501 words Report 1180LAuthor(s): Robert S Dieter 1 The Risk and Prevention Study Collaborative Group. n-3 fatty acids in patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors. N. Engl. J. Me d. 368, 1800-1808 (2013). Fish consumption has...

• Impact of scorpion stings on electrocardiographic changes and relationship with body oxidant and antioxidant status

  From:Journal of Pakistan Medical Association (Vol. 64, Issue 4)

  Apr. 30, 20143,553 words Article 1480LByline: Behcet Al, Suat Zengin, Cuma Yildirim, Pinar Yarbil, Suleyman Ercan and Vedat Davutoglu Abstract Objecive: To investigate electrocardiogram changes due to scorpion stings and association between oxidative...

• Assessment of the EuroSCORE risk scoring system for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery in a group of Iranian patients

  Authors:Hamidreza Jamaati, Arvin Najafi, Farima Kahe, Zahra Karimi, Zarghamhossein Ahmadi, Mohammadreza Bolursaz, et al.From:Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 19, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20152,519 words Clinical report 1590LByline: Hamidreza. Jamaati, Arvin. Najafi, Farima. Kahe, Zahra. Karimi, Zarghamhossein. Ahmadi, Mohammadreza. Bolursaz, Mohammadreza. Masjedi, Aliakbar. Velayati, Seied. Hashemian Background and Aims: Previous...

• FREQUENCY OF ASPIRIN RESISTANCE IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

  From:Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute (Vol. 26, Issue 4)

  Dec. 31, 20122,642 words Report 1270LByline: Mohammad Faheem, Jabar Ali, Ibrahim Shah, Samiullah, Hameedullah, Mohammad Asghar, Farhat Abbas, Adnan Gul and Mohammad Hafizullah ABSTRACT Objectives: To find out the frequency of aspirin resistance, as...

• News & Views in ... Personalized Medicine

  From:Personalized Medicine (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 2012565 words Article 1630LResearch performed in a collaboration between Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, USA and Institut de Cardiologie at Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, France has revealed several genetic variants associated...

• Do the benefits of anti-arrhythmic drugs outweigh the associated risks? A tale of treatment goals in atrial fibrillation

  Author:Michael H KimFrom:Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology (Vol. 5, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20127,139 words Article 1470LAuthor(s): Michael H Kim 1 Keywords : anti-arrhythmics; atrial fibrillation; comparative effectiveness; outcomes Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia encountered in clinical...

• Author's Reply

  Author:Aimun AhmedFrom:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation (Vol. 22, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-February 2011660 words Clinical report 1650LByline: Aimun. Ahmed To the Editor, I have read with confusion the letter sent to you commenting on my paper. Clearly, the author/authors of this letter did not read my paper that was published in your journal...

• Wireless pulmonary artery pressure monitor reduces heart failure-related hospitalization

  Author:Alan EhrlichFrom:Clinical Advisor (Vol. 14, Issue 5)

  May 2011265 words Brief article 1330LLevel 1: Likely reliable evidence In patients with heart failure, worsening of congestive symptoms often leads to hospitalization. Early detection of changes in hemodynamic status could be useful to help guide...

• The use of epicardial electrogram as a simple guide to select the optimal site of left ventricular pacing in cardiac resynchronization therapy

  Authors:Marjaneh Fatemi, Gregoire Le Gal, Jean-Jacques Blanc, Jacques Mansourati, and Yves EtienneFrom:Cardiology Research and PracticePeer-Reviewed

  Annual 20115,051 words Report 1500LCardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been demonstrated to improve symptoms and survival in patients with left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction and dyssynchrony. To achieve this goal, the LV lead should be...

• Angiotensin receptor blockers do not raise risk of MI

  Author:Peter SavillFrom:The Practitioner (Vol. 255, Issue 1742) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 2011443 words Article 1200LA large systematic review has found no evidence that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) increase the risk of MI. Compared with patients on other active treatment or placebo, those on ARBs also had a lower risk of...

• Reduced 10-year risk of coronary heart disease in patients who participated in a community-based diabetes prevention program: the DEPLOY pilot study

  Authors:Elaine R. Lipscomb, Emily A. Finch, Edward Brizendine, Chandan K. Saha, Laura M. Hays, and Ronald T. AckermannFrom:Diabetes Care (Vol. 32, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20091,678 words Clinical report 1520LOBJECTIVE--We evaluated whether participation in a community-based group diabetes prevention program might lead to relative changes in composite 10-year coronary heart disease (CHD) risk for overweight adults with...

• Massive pulmonary embolism leading to cardiac arrest after tourniquet deflation following lower limb surgery

  Authors:N. Bharti and S. MahajanFrom:Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (Vol. 37, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 2009776 words Clinical report 1300LWe present a case of fatal pulmonary embolism after release of a thigh tourniquet following lower limb orthopaedic surgery. A 55-year old male, weighing 62 kg, was operated on for fracture of the tibial tuberosity and...

• Hospitalization and nonfatal stroke higher with aspirin than warfarin in heart failure patients

  Author:Alan EhrlichFrom:Clinical Advisor (Vol. 12, Issue 7)

  July 2009209 words Brief article Level 2: Mid-level evidence Use of aspirin for patients with heart failure (HF) is controversial. Previously, the Warfarin/Aspirin Study in Heart Failure (WASH) trial found increased hospitalization for HF in...

• Dobutamine/epinephrine/norepinephrine: worsening of LV dysfunction in an elderly patient with undiagnosed takotsubo cardiomyopathy: case report

  From:Reactions Weekly (Issue 1238)

  Feb. 7, 2009365 words Brief article, Case ... [S] A 75-year-old woman with undiagnosed takotsubo cardiomyopathy experienced a worsening of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, after receiving dobutamine, epinephrine [adrenaline] and norepinephrine [noradrenaline]...

• Practical issues across the lifetime of heart failure

  Author:Joanna LumbFrom:Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy (Vol. 9, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20112,088 words Clinical report 1490LAuthor(s): Joanna Lumb 1 Theresa McDonagh (Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK) outlined data from the National Heart Failure Audit. This audit has been underway since 2007 and now includes data on over 50,000...

• Recurrence of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes: epidemiology and risk factors

  Authors:Carlo B. Giorda, Angelo Avogaro, Marina Maggini, Flavia Lombardo, Edoardo Mannucci, Salvatore Turco, et al.From:Diabetes Care (Vol. 31, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20084,297 words Article 1570LOBJECTIVE--The purpose of this study was to assess incidence of and risk factors for recurrent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS--We estimated the incidence of recurrent...