Cardiology
Conference Coverage
Studies question benefits of induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest
Major finding: Induced hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest didn’t improve patient outcomes when compared with near-normal...
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First EDition
Article
Occipital headache and unstable gait
A 41-year-old-man with a history of hypertension suffers a sudden onset of severe occipital headache and unstable gait.
Clinical Review
Direct Thrombin and Factor Xa Inhibitors
With the approval of new oral direct thrombin and factor Xa inhibitors over the past few years, emergency physicians are treating an increasing...
Conference Coverage
Prehospital bivalirudin reduced bleeding with PCI
Major finding: Rates of death or major bleeding not associated with CABG were 5.1% in the bivalirudin group at 30 days and 8.4% in the control...
News
Esmolol stabilizes heart rate in septic shock
Main finding: A short-acting beta-blocker, esmolol, is effective in reducing heart rates among patients with septic shock and tachycardia. Data...
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Novel two-biomarker strategy permits early ACS rule-out
Major finding: Of the patients in the copeptin group, 66% were discharged directly from the emergency department, compared with 12% in the...
Conference Coverage
Gender-specific biomarker thresholds urged in MI diagnosis
Major finding: The use of a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I assay with novel gender-specific diagnostic thresholds boosted the MI diagnosis...
News
Marked BPN elevations found in a third of diastolic HF patients
Major finding: Among 421 hospitalized patients with diastolic heart failure, 117 (28%) had BNP levels above 1,000 pg/mL.Data Source: Record review...
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Medicare to pay more for warfarin-reversal treatment
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ECG leads were misplaced in 3% of children in a single-center study
Major finding: Leads were misplaced in 3.1% (45/1470) of pediatric ECG studies at a large medical center. Data Source: Single center,...