by Hans Rosenberg | Oct 7, 2019 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Journal Club, landmark, Resuscitation
Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Lemkes JS, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Apr 11;380(15):1397-1407. Editorial: Coronary Angiography after Cardiac Arrest – The Right Timing or the Right Patients? Question and Methods: Patients with out-of-hospital...
by Hans Rosenberg | Jun 24, 2019 | Cardiology, Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Pluymaekers NAHA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Mar 18. Editorial: The RACE to Treat Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department. Question and Methods: This multicenter, randomized, open-label,...
by Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy | Feb 6, 2019 | Cardiology, Featured, Infographics
Syncope constitutes 1% of Emergency Department (ED) visits, and approximately 10% of these patients will have serious underlying conditions causing syncope (arrhythmia, MI, serious structural heart disease, pulmonary embolism, subarachnoid or severe hemorrhage)....
by Hans Rosenberg | Jan 7, 2019 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Critical Care, Journal Club, Resuscitation, Ultrasound
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Atkinson PR, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 Oct;72(4):478-489 Question and Methods: This was the first multicenter, prospective, RCT examining the effect of POCUS on 30-day survival of undifferentiated...
by Hans Rosenberg | Oct 29, 2018 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Critical Care, Journal Club, Resuscitation
Journal Club Summary: A Randomized Trial of Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Perkins GD, et al N Engl J Med. 2018 Jul 18. Editorial: Testing Epinephrine for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Callaway CW, et...
by Shahbaz Syed | Aug 30, 2018 | Cardiology, Featured, Grand Round Summaries
Let’s start off with a case: 29 year old male, HR: 140, BP: 70/40, Temperature of 39.1. Sounds like straight forward, bread-and-butter emergency medicine doesn’t it? That is, until you look at the past medical history: Single Ventricle Hypoplastic RV Left...
by Daniel Beamish | Aug 2, 2018 | Cardiology, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Quality Improvement
Chest pain is a common presenting complaint to Emergency Departments (ED) worldwide. Massive resource investment is required to differentiate benign from sinister causes of chest pain, and for the treatment, referral, and risk stratification of chest pain patients. A...
by Hans Rosenberg | Jun 18, 2018 | Cardiology, Journal Club
Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Nazerian P, et al. Circulation. 2018 Jan 16;137(3):250-258. Editorial – Biomarker-Assisted Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Dissection. Question: The ADvISED trial was an International Multicenter prospective observational...
by Harrison Carmichael | Apr 26, 2018 | Cardiology, Featured, Grand Round Summaries
In this post, we will discuss updates and controversies surrounding rate control in Afib, specifically we will: Review the new 2017 CAEP Afib best practices guidelines Review Tachycardia Induced Cardiomyopathy Review Afib and Type 2 ACS Discuss the identification and...
by Hans Rosenberg | Apr 9, 2018 | Cardiology, Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Peacock WF, et al. JAMA Cardiol. 2017 Dec 13 EDITORIAL: The Wait for High-Sensitivity Troponin Is Over-Proceed Cautiously Korley FK. JAMA Cardiol. 2017 Dec 13 Question and Methods: This prospective,...
