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View article: Manual Chest PRESSURE during Direct Current Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomised Control Trial (PRESSURE-AF)
Manual Chest PRESSURE during Direct Current Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomised Control Trial (PRESSURE-AF) Open
Background Direct current cardioversion is frequently used to return patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) to sinus rhythm. Chest pressure during cardioversion may improve the efficacy of cardioversion through decreasing transthoracic imp…
View article: Inflammatory cell response following ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention and its impact on cardiovascular outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Inflammatory cell response following ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention and its impact on cardiovascular outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis Open
This review highlights the urgent need to better characterise inflammation post STEMI to identify mediators for the persistently high mortality and morbidity associated with STEMI.
View article: Antiarrhythmic Properties of Phenytoin
Antiarrhythmic Properties of Phenytoin Open
BACKGROUND: Phenytoin has long been used to treat epilepsy and for some time as an antiarrhythmic drug (AAD). It is known that the diastolic calcium leakage through dysfunctional cardiac ryanodine receptors (RyR2) is a mechanism for arrhyt…
View article: Tropheryma whipplei Endocarditis: Case Presentation and Review of the Literature
Tropheryma whipplei Endocarditis: Case Presentation and Review of the Literature Open
Whipple’s disease is a rare infective condition, classically presenting with gastrointestinal manifestations. It is increasingly recognized as an important cause of culture-negative endocarditis. We present a case of Whipple’s endocarditis…
View article: <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Myocarditis with Associated Left Ventricular Apical Thrombus
<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Myocarditis with Associated Left Ventricular Apical Thrombus Open
Staphylococcus aureus myocarditis is a rare diagnosis with a high mortality rate, usually seen in people who are immunocompromised. Here, we report a case of a 44-year-old man on methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis who presented in septi…