Cardiac Emergencies Journal Articles

• Plaque Erosion: A Potential Major Shift in Management of ACS Intravascular imaging studies have confirmed plaque erosion as an important contributor to coronary thrombi. How might this change management options for acute coronary syndromes?
  European Heart Journal, July 2018
• Importance of Evaluating Cardiac Arrest Survivors This commentary underscores the importance of a comprehensive systematic evaluation for survivors of unexplained cardiac arrest, highlighting gaps in current guidelines.
  European Heart Journal, July 2018
• Do Men and Women Benefit Equally From a Preventive ICD? Is there a relationship between sex and outcome with ICD implantation for the purpose of primary prevention?
  Europace, July 2018
• Mechanical CPR: Who? When? How? When is it appropriate to administer mechanical CPR -- and which patients would most benefit? This article provides some guidance.
  Critical Care, July 2018
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest Under Spinal Anesthesia While rare, sudden cardiac arrest following spinal anesthesia can happen even in young, healthy patients. Review the risk factors and management strategies in this case report.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 2018
• Predicting Complications After Abdominal Cancer Surgery Are there specific clinical factors that might help predict perioperative complications in cancer patients undergoing abdominal surgery?
  BMC Anesthesiology, June 2018
• In Memoriam: ARTHUR J. MOSS MD This tribute to the legacy of Dr. Arthur J. Moss, MD, highlights his pioneering work on sudden cardiac death and long-QT syndrome.
  Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, June 2018
• Survival of Patients With Severe ARDS Treated Without ECMO A new study explores the survival rates of patients with severe ARDS who were managed without extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
  American Journal of Critical Care, June 2018
• ADT and Prolongation of QTc Interval in Prostate Cancer Could changes in QTc duration during androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer help explain the increased risk for cardiovascular events in these patients?
  Journal of the Endocrine Society, June 2018
• Troponin-I Levels and Outcome in Patients With High CVD Risk Might troponin-I elevation serve as a prognostic marker for hospital mortality in critically ill patients with a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors?
  BMC Anesthesiology, June 2018
• The Value of Guidelines in Everyday Clinical Practice This brief commentary explores some of the issues and challenges surrounding the use of clinical guidelines in cardiology.
  European Heart Journal, May 2018
• Multiple Myeloma With Severe Abdominal Pain and Diarrhea In this unusual case, diarrhea and abdominal pain were the initial presenting symptoms of multiple myeloma with a plasmacytoma.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 2018
• The Long-QT Syndrome and Exercise: The Never-ending Debate How great of a risk does LQTS pose to persons who participate in competitive or leisure time sports? This review focuses on current knowledge about LQTS genotypes/phenotypes and exercise.
  Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, May 2018
• When the Heart Stops: Life-Giving Updates on Cardiac Arrest When a hospitalized patient experiences sudden cardiac arrest, timely intervention is imperative.
  American Nurse Today, April 2018
• Sudden Death in Schizophrenia Sudden unexpected death is not uncommon in schizophrenia. What are the most frequently implicated causes, and what do we know about their potential mechanisms?
  Current Opinion in Psychiatry, April 2018
• Vasoplegia Treatments: The Past, the Present, and the Future Learn more about the current treatments and new therapies on the horizon for vasoplegia.
  Critical Care, April 2018
• Treatment of Status Epilepticus What are the latest therapeutic options for status epilepticus?
  Pediatric Pharmacotherapy, April 2018
• The Year in Cardiology 2017: Imaging This review article provides an overview of the most significant advances in non-invasive cardiovascular imaging which occurred in 2017.
  European Heart Journal, March 2018
• Alternative Treatment Options for AVNRT Learn about several treatment options to appropriately manage AVNRT in the ED.
  The Journal of Emergency Medicine, March 2018
• Ten Commandments' of the 2017 ESC STEMI Guidelines The authors present a concise list of the top 10 recommendations distilled from the 2017 ESC STEMI Guidelines.
  European Heart Journal, March 2018