by Lucy Karp, Hans Rosenberg, Christian Vaillancourt | Apr 9, 2024 | Cardiology, Featured, Full Article, Journal Club
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Ashburn NP, et al. JAMA Cardiol. 2023 Apr 1;8(4):347-356. Editorial: Critical Appraisal of the Negative Predictive Performance of the European Society of Cardiology 0/1-Hour Algorithm for Evaluating Patients With Chest Pain in the US....
by Sara El Jaouhari, Hans Rosenberg, Jeff Perry | Jan 29, 2024 | Cardiology, Critical Care, Featured, Journal Club
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Thiele H, et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Oct 5;389(14):1286-1297. Editorial: Routine Early ECLS in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock? Question: Does early ECLS therapy confer a mortality benefit in patients with MI complicated by...
by Kevin Durr, Hans Rosenberg, Jeff Perry | Dec 18, 2023 | Cardiology, Full Article, Journal Club
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 1/5 Georgiopoulos G, et al. JAMA Cardiol. 2023 Oct 1;8(10):946-956 Question: Does the modified GRACE score incorporating continuous troponin improve ACS risk prediction? Methods: Retrospective longitudinal cohort study examining 3...
by Caitlin Hutchings | Dec 14, 2023 | Cardiology, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries
In part 1 of this series, we focused on the physiologic and hemodynamic consequences of aortic stenosis, as well as management in atrial fibrillation and procedural sedation. In this part, we will focus on the management of decompensated aortic stenosis with heart...
by Caitlin Hutchings | Dec 7, 2023 | Featured
Aortic Stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease in Canada. In fact, after hypertension and coronary artery disease, it is the third most common cardiovascular condition. The prevalence of valvular heart disease increases sharply with age. Approximately 1 in...