There are limited data on readmission with ischemic and major bleeding events in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with active cancer. The purpose of our study was to evaluate…
Accurate diagnosis of arrhythmias is improved with longer monitoring duration but can risk delayed diagnosis. We compared diagnostic yield, outcomes, and resource utilization by arrhythmia monitoring strategy in 330 matched…
In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), ischemic postconditioning (iPOST) have shown ambiguous results in minimizing reperfusion injury. Previous findings show beneficial effects of iPOST in patients with STEMI…
In contrast to atherosclerotic acute myocardial infarction (AMI), conservative therapy is considered preferable in the acute management of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) if clinically possible. The present study aimed…
“All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us that we are all more alike than we are unalike.”- Maya Angelou 4.1 Atherosclerosis Source: Hypertension….
“The act of breathing is living” 3.1 Acute Respiratory Failure Acute onset of shortness of breath (SOB) or acute respiratory decompensation is a common emergency condition. This can occur due…
“An interesting fact about pH is that it is measured in log scale—meaning pH of 6 is 10 times more acidic than pH of 7 and 100 times more acidic…
9 Valvular Heart Disease 9. 1 Aortic Stenosis 9. 1.1 Aortic Stenosis, General Fig. 9.1 Top: Calcified semilunar cusps in aortic stenosis. Bottom: Pressure overload causes concentric left ventricular hypertrophy….
7 M-Mode Echocardiography 7. 1 Principle of M-Mode Echocardiography Fig. 7.1 M-mode echocardiography provides unidimensional imaging of moving objects over time. Only the top point of the soccer ball is…
1 Imaging and Patient Position 1. 1 Transducer and Imaging Planes Fig. 1.1 Top: The phased-array transducers commonly used in echocardiography bear markings to indicate the scan plane. Bottom: The…
