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Risk prediction algorithms for non-cardiac surgery and therapeutic trials have focused on the prevention of myocardial ischemic events.
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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.
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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).
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Certain asymptomatic patients with significant aortic regurgitation (AR) and preserved left ventricular (LV) function may be at high risk for mortality.
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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?
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In this paper, fang and colleagues compared five different risk stratification schemes as predictors of thromboembolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
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This article is designed to refresh and update the community emergency physician knowledge base for the assessment and management of pediatric chest trauma.
