Samuel B. Brusca
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View article: Characteristics and Survival Among Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Undergoing Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair
Characteristics and Survival Among Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Undergoing Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Open
View article: Factors Influencing Internal Medicine Resident Beta-Blocker Discontinuation in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Factors Influencing Internal Medicine Resident Beta-Blocker Discontinuation in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Open
Drivers of inpatient beta blocker discontinuation should be considered by internal medicine training programs and heart failure guideline writers when opportunities arise to enact practice changes that align with evidence.
View article: Forming the Hematology-Oncology Collaborative Videoconferencing (CO-VID) Learning Initiative: Experiential Lessons Learned From a Novel Trainee-Led Multidisciplinary Virtual Learning Platform
Forming the Hematology-Oncology Collaborative Videoconferencing (CO-VID) Learning Initiative: Experiential Lessons Learned From a Novel Trainee-Led Multidisciplinary Virtual Learning Platform Open
PURPOSE: COVID-19 challenged medical practice and graduate medical education. Building on previous initiatives, we describe and reflect on the formative process and goals of the Hematology-Oncology Collaborative Videoconferencing Learning …
View article: Close Enough? Feasibility, Success, and Sustainability of Critical Care Echocardiography Curricula
Close Enough? Feasibility, Success, and Sustainability of Critical Care Echocardiography Curricula Open
View article: Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular adaptation and pulmonary embolism: a perfect couple?
Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular adaptation and pulmonary embolism: a perfect couple? Open
View article: The Management of Cardiogenic Shock From Diagnosis to Devices
The Management of Cardiogenic Shock From Diagnosis to Devices Open
Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a heterogenous syndrome broadly characterized by inadequate cardiac output leading to tissue hypoperfusion and multisystem organ dysfunction that carries an ongoing high mortality burden. The management of CS has …
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View article: Plasma Cell-Free DNA Predicts Survival and Maps Specific Sources of Injury in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Plasma Cell-Free DNA Predicts Survival and Maps Specific Sources of Injury in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Open
Background: Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is a noninvasive marker of cellular injury. Its significance in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is unknown. Methods: Plasma cfDNA was measured in 2 PAH cohorts (A, n=48; B, n=161) and controls (n=48)…
View article: Outcomes of Patients With Primary Cardiac Diagnoses Admitted to Cardiac vs Noncardiac Intensive Care Units
Outcomes of Patients With Primary Cardiac Diagnoses Admitted to Cardiac vs Noncardiac Intensive Care Units Open
In this historical cohort study evaluating CICU outcomes prior to the evolution of proposed staffing and care model modernization, survival of cardiac patients with concurrent, noncardiac critical illnesses may have been better with the ex…
View article: Oxygen Supplementation and Hyperoxia in Critically Ill Cardiac Patients
Oxygen Supplementation and Hyperoxia in Critically Ill Cardiac Patients Open
Oxygen supplementation has been a mainstay in the management of patients with acute cardiac disease. While hypoxia is known to be detrimental, the adverse effects of artificially high oxygen levels (hyperoxia) have only recently been recog…
View article: Pulmonary arterial hypertension patients display normal kinetics of clot formation using thrombelastography
Pulmonary arterial hypertension patients display normal kinetics of clot formation using thrombelastography Open
Pulmonary arterial hypertension is characterized by endothelial dysfunction and microthrombi formation. The role of anticoagulation remains controversial, with studies demonstrating inconsistent effects on pulmonary arterial hypertension m…
View article: Contemporary Management of Severe Acute Kidney Injury and Refractory Cardiorenal Syndrome
Contemporary Management of Severe Acute Kidney Injury and Refractory Cardiorenal Syndrome Open
View article: How low should we go? Potential benefits and ramifications of the pulmonary hypertension hemodynamic definitions proposed by the 6th World Symposium
How low should we go? Potential benefits and ramifications of the pulmonary hypertension hemodynamic definitions proposed by the 6th World Symposium Open
The changes to the pulmonary hypertension definition proposed by the 6th WSPH are supported by normative hemodynamic data in healthy individuals as well as studies demonstrating an association between mPAPs above this normal range and incr…
View article: COVID-19 and Disruptive Modifications to Cardiac Critical Care Delivery
COVID-19 and Disruptive Modifications to Cardiac Critical Care Delivery Open
View article: Role of Critical Care Medicine Training in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit: Survey Responses From Dual Certified Critical Care Cardiologists
Role of Critical Care Medicine Training in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit: Survey Responses From Dual Certified Critical Care Cardiologists Open
Background Cardiovascular intensive care units ( CICUs ) have evolved from coronary care wards into distinct units for critically ill patients with primary cardiac diseases, often suffering from illnesses that cross multiple disciplines. M…
View article: Use of thermodilution cardiac output overestimates diagnoses of exercise‐induced pulmonary hypertension
Use of thermodilution cardiac output overestimates diagnoses of exercise‐induced pulmonary hypertension Open
Two new definitions of exercise‐induced pulmonary hypertension (EIPH) have emerged. Both rely on measuring cardiac output (CO), yet this remains unstandardized. In our cohort of patients undergoing invasive cardiopulmonary exercise testing…