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View article: Early Intervention with Impedance-guided Heart Failure Management Improves Long-term Outcome: Insights from the IMPEDANCE-HF Trial
Early Intervention with Impedance-guided Heart Failure Management Improves Long-term Outcome: Insights from the IMPEDANCE-HF Trial Open
Background: Lung-impedance (LI) guided treatment of heart failure (HF) patients was shown to improve clinical outcomes. Objectives: To perform a post-hoc analysis of the IMPEDANCE-HF extended trial in order to explore the mechanism underly…
View article: Morphine Use in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction With Downstream P<sub>2</sub>Y<sub>12</sub> Receptor Blockers—Insight From Observational Study
Morphine Use in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction With Downstream P<sub>2</sub>Y<sub>12</sub> Receptor Blockers—Insight From Observational Study Open
Background and Aims: Morphine use for patients presenting with NSTE-ACS is associated with excess mortality. However, the role of morphine in STE-ACS is ill characterized. We have recently confirmed direct prothrombotic effect of morphine …
View article: The impact of short hospital stay on prognosis after acute myocardial infarction: An analysis from the <scp>ACSIS</scp> database
The impact of short hospital stay on prognosis after acute myocardial infarction: An analysis from the <span>ACSIS</span> database Open
Background Current evidence regarding the optimal length of hospital stay (LOS) following myocardial infarction (MI) is limited. This study aimed to examine LOS policy for MI patients and to assess the safety of early discharge. Methods A …
View article: Differentiation between myopericarditis and acute myocardial infarction on presentation in the emergency department using the admission C-reactive protein to troponin ratio
Differentiation between myopericarditis and acute myocardial infarction on presentation in the emergency department using the admission C-reactive protein to troponin ratio Open
Background The treatment of myopericarditis is different than that of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, since their clinical presentation is frequently similar it may be difficult to distinguish between these entities despite a d…
View article: Direct Admission of Patients With ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction to the Catheterization Laboratory Shortens Pain‐to‐Balloon and Door‐to‐Balloon Time Intervals but Only the Pain‐to‐Balloon Interval Impacts Short‐ and Long‐Term Mortality
Direct Admission of Patients With ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction to the Catheterization Laboratory Shortens Pain‐to‐Balloon and Door‐to‐Balloon Time Intervals but Only the Pain‐to‐Balloon Interval Impacts Short‐ and Long‐Term Mortality Open
Background Shortening the pain‐to‐balloon (P2B) and door‐to‐balloon (D2B) intervals in patients with ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) is essential in order to l…
View article: The Degree of the Predischarge Pulmonary Congestion in Patients Hospitalized for Worsening Heart Failure Predicts Readmission and Mortality
The Degree of the Predischarge Pulmonary Congestion in Patients Hospitalized for Worsening Heart Failure Predicts Readmission and Mortality Open
Background: Prediction of readmission and death after hospitalization for heart failure (HF) is an unmet need. Aim: We evaluated the ability of clinical parameters, NT-proBNP level and noninvasive lung impedance (LI), to predict time to re…
View article: The impact of lockdown enforcement during the SARSCoV-2 pandemic on the timing of presentation and early outcomes of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
The impact of lockdown enforcement during the SARSCoV-2 pandemic on the timing of presentation and early outcomes of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction Open
The lockdown imposed during the SARSCoV-2 pandemic was associated with a significant lag in the time to reperfusion of STEMI patients. Measures to improves this metric should be implemented during future lockdowns.
View article: Modern Stents: Where Are We Going?
Modern Stents: Where Are We Going? Open
Coronary artery stenting is the treatment of choice for patients requiring coronary angioplasty. We describe the major advancements with this technology. There have been significant developments in the design of stents and adjunctive medic…
View article: Acute diagonal-induced ST-elevation myocardial infarction and electrocardiogram-guidance in the era of primary coronary intervention: New insights into an old tool
Acute diagonal-induced ST-elevation myocardial infarction and electrocardiogram-guidance in the era of primary coronary intervention: New insights into an old tool Open
Background: Previous studies, published before the advent of primary reperfusion, described the electrocardiographic features of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) caused by total diagonal artery occlusion, as demonstrated …
View article: Prediction of readmissions and mortality in patients with heart failure: lessons from the IMPEDANCE‐HF extended trial
Prediction of readmissions and mortality in patients with heart failure: lessons from the IMPEDANCE‐HF extended trial Open
Aims Readmissions for heart failure (HF) are a major burden. We aimed to assess whether the extent of improvement in pulmonary fluid content (ΔPC) during HF hospitalization evaluated by lung impedance (LI), or indirectly by other clinical …
View article: Pericardial Effusion due to Primary Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Common Finding but an Uncommon Cause
Pericardial Effusion due to Primary Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Common Finding but an Uncommon Cause Open
This case report describes a 37-year-old female who was admitted to our Emergency Department because of shortness of breath. On physical examination, she had dyspnea and tachycardia and blood pressure was 80/50 mmHg with a pulsus paradoxus…