Browsing: Cardiology

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Cardiology , Vascular

Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Viable Option for Some Patients With Advanced Heart Failure

1/15/2024 Dulari Patel, DO , Ivan Ivanov, DO , Brenda Sokup, DO
A mechanical circulatory support (MCS) device is a surgical option for patients who have had unsuccessful experiences with optimal medical therapies for advanced heart failure. These therapies ideally
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Toxicology , Cardiology

ECMO…The Ultimate Antidote?

1/15/2024 Mason Jackson, MD , Lindsay Davis, DO, MPH, NRP , Brittany (Ladson) Garza, DO
There is no shortage of literature supporting the role of ECMO in acute coronary syndrome, sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, cardiac arrest, pulmonary embolism, traumatic pulmonary contusio
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ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: Jan-Feb-March 2024

1/15/2024 Lakshmi Kirkire, MD , Logan Weygandt, MD, MPH , Jeremy Berberian, MD
A 74-year-old male with a PMH of HTN, CKD, and HFpEF presents with exertional weakness and near-syncope for the past 2 days. What is your interpretation of his ECG?
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Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Cardiology , Pulmonary , Trauma

Critical Care Alert: Extracorporeal Life Support in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock: ECLS-SHOCK Trial

11/20/2023 ThucAn Bui, DO , Gabriel Colon, MD , Evan McMurray, MD
The ECLS-SHOCK Trial investigated whether extracorporeal life support would benefit patients suffering acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock. Is VA-ECMO always the answer?
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Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Cardiology , EMS

Critical Care Alert: Survival by Time-to-administration of Amiodarone, Lidocaine, or Placebo in Shock-Refractory Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest

11/1/2023 Christian Roa, MD , Alex Lucas, MD , Evan McMurray, MD
What role does amiodarone or lidocaine play in achieving a good outcome for shockable refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? This Critical Care Alert looks at a follow-up to the ALPS study.
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ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: Oct-Nov-Dec 2023

10/10/2023 Usama Khan, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD
A 54-year-old male with a past medical history significant for primary CNS B-cell lymphoma, on chemotherapy and lacosamide for seizure prophylaxis, was admitted to the ICU for hypoxia and neutropenic
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Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Pulmonary , Cardiology , Neurology

Critical Care Alert: TAME Trial: Mild Hypercapnia versus Normocapnia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

9/29/2023 ThucAn Bui, DO , Evan McMurray, MD
This Critical Care Alert examines a study of targeted mild hypercapnia versus normocapnia for patients who achieved ROSC after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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Critical Care , Cardiology , Critical Care Roadblock

Roadblock: AFib with RVR

7/25/2023 Kunj Bhatt, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD , Mark Andreae, MD
The EMRA Critical Care Committee's Roadblock series is the resuscitationist's guide to overcoming the obstacles in the normal algorithm of critically ill patients. Through this series, we will ask the
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Critical Care Devices , Critical Care , Cardiology

Critical Care Device Series: Transvenous Pacemaker

7/24/2023 Alexandra Hallagan, MD , Christian Kasianko, MD , Amrita Vempati, MD
Temporary transvenous pacing (TTVP) utilizes central venous access to pass an electrode into the right ventricle. TTVPs are one of the most infrequently performed procedures by emergency physicians;
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ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: July-Aug-Sept 2023

7/15/2023 Erica Burmood, DO , Kelby Schaeffler, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD
A 22-year-old female with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department with wheezing after a recent upper respiratory infection. The patient is treated with a continuous 15