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, 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...
by Caitlin Hutchings | Dec 7, 2023 | Featured, Most Viewed
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...
by Lucy Karp | Nov 30, 2023 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
In general, the public perception of CPR is filled with inaccuracies, and recently the New Yorker wrote about the Hidden Harms of CPR. In the article, Dr. Sunita Puir, a palliative care doctor, talks about how it is an “open secret in medicine that CPR is brutal and...
by Thariq Badiudeen, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy | Nov 27, 2023 | Journal Club, Trauma
Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Jansen JO, et al. JAMA. 2023 Oct 12:e2320850. Editorial: Contemporary Adjuncts to Hemorrhage Control. Question and Methods: Multi-center pragmatic Bayesian RCT comparing 90d all-cause mortality and 10 secondary outcomes in trauma...
