Clinical Cardiology Alert – April 1, 2008
April 1, 2008
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Value of Thrombus Aspiration in Primary PCI
For many years, treatment of acute MI with ST segment elevation (STEMI) has been fibrinolytic therapy or percutaneous intervention (PCI), with the primary objective to engage patients as soon as possible after the onset of chest pain in efforts to remove or decrease thrombus burden. -
Heart Failure Risk with Non-Cardiac Surgery
Risk prediction algorithms for non-cardiac surgery and therapeutic trials have focused on the prevention of myocardial ischemic events. -
Patient Characteristics in Flash Pulmonary Edema
Clinical features of flash pulmonary edema (PE) are poorly understood. Thus, Dal-Bianco and colleagues from the Mayo Clinic studied the records of patients coded as pulmonary edema and identified 37 patients who had first-time flash PE and an echocardiogram and a BNP level within 24 hours. -
Risk Prediction in Atrial Fibrillation
In this paper, fang and colleagues compared five different risk stratification schemes as predictors of thromboembolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. -
Endocardial Voltage Mapping to Evaluate RVOT Tachycardias
In this paper, corrado and colleagues describe the results of endocardial voltage mapping (EVM) and endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) in 27 patients with ventricular arrhythmias who were suspected to have a subtle manifestation of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D). -
Value of Quantitative Echocardiography in Aortic Regurgitation
Certain asymptomatic patients with significant aortic regurgitation (AR) and preserved left ventricular (LV) function may be at high risk for mortality. -
Pharmacology Watch
Does erythropoietin worsen cancer death rates? Most hypothyroid patients can be replaced with levothyroxine alone without additional T3. Does aggressive control in type 2 diabetes save lives? -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement