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Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Myocardial Infarction and Anemia

Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Myocardial Infarction and Anemia

by Suzanne Boroumand, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy | May 31, 2024 | Cardiology, Hematology, Journal Club

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Carson JL, et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Dec 28;389(26):2446-2456. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2307983.  Questions and methods: This multicenter, open-label, RCT of 3604 patients with MI with anemia compared 30-day all-cause mortality and...
Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Among Patients With Known Coronary Artery Disease

Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Among Patients With Known Coronary Artery Disease

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....
Extracorporeal Life Support in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock

Extracorporeal Life Support in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock

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...
Modification of the GRACE Risk Score for Risk Prediction in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

Modification of the GRACE Risk Score for Risk Prediction in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

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...
The Way is Shut: Aortic Stenosis Part 2

The Way is Shut: Aortic Stenosis Part 2

by Caitlin Hutchings | Dec 14, 2023 | Cardiology, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Most Viewed

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...
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