Cardiac Emergencies Journal Articles

• A Proposal to Redefine Acute MI vs. Acute Myocardial Injury In this commentary, the author argues that the definition of myocardial infarction has become too complicated for everyday clinical practice, and proposes a simplified definition of acute MI.
  Circulation, July 01, 2020
• Impact of Coronaviruses on the Cardiovascular System What acute and chronic cardiovascular consequences might we expect in the wake of SARS-CoV-2 infection?
  European Heart Journal, June 10, 2020
• Preoperative Evaluation of the Frail Patient Determining a patient's preoperative frailty status is critical to assessing overall perioperative risk. What are the various frailty assessment tools that have been validated in surgical populations?
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, June 09, 2020
• Copeptin as a Marker of Outcome After Cardiac Arrest What can the potential prognostic biomarker copeptin tell us about outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?
  Critical Care, June 09, 2020
• Intubation and Ventilation Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak The authors describe the challenges and their experiences in Wuhan regarding intubation and ventilation for patients with COVID-19 amid an enhanced risk of cross-infection.
  Anesthesiology, June 01, 2020
• The Importance of Continued Studies of Renal Denervation This commentary highlights the need for dedicated basic and translational studies on renal dernervation for arrhythmia management, with the aim of guiding future clinical studies and interventions.
  Europace, May 20, 2020
• CKD, Heart Failure and Neprilysin Inhibition Could treatment with neprilysin inhibitors effectively reduce the risk of heart failure in patients with chronic kidney disease?
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 08, 2020
• Intranasal Dex as a Sedative Agent for EEG in Children This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of intranasal DEX for sedation in children during EEG.
  BMC Anesthesiology, May 04, 2020
• Obesity Paradox in AF: Relationship With OACs What might account for the apparent paradox that while obesity and AF are clearly related, overweight and obese patients with AF may have a better prognosis than healthy-weight patients?
  American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, April 10, 2020
• Tele-Critical Care: An Update From SCCM Tele-ICU Committee The Tele-ICU Committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine provides an update regarding the role of telemedicine in the ICU.
  Critical Care Medicine, April 08, 2020
• Primary PCI and the Indistinct 120 Min Time Limit What constitutes timely performance of PCI following STEMI diagnosis? A new study examines the seemingly arbitrary time cut-off of 120 minutes.
  European Heart Journal, March 30, 2020
• Abolish the Tilt Table Test for the Workup of Syncope! In this commentary, the authors argue that as tilt table testing for syncope is plagued by false positives, it's not helpful diagnostically, nor is it useful in guiding treatment.
  Circulation, March 30, 2020
• Survival in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest With CPR What have we learned about the outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients? Might the use of CPR increase the odds of survival?
  Critical Care, March 24, 2020
• Spinal Anesthesia Reduces Complications After TKA and THA Spinal anesthesia was associated with fewer complications after total joint arthroplasty compared with general anesthesia.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 16, 2020
• A Urinary Biomarker Predicts Mortality After ICU Discharge Could a new urinary proteomic biomarker accurately predict 1-year post-ICU mortality?
  Critical Care, March 13, 2020
• Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements on Arrhythmias Might omega-3 fatty acid supplementation provide a protective effect for AF and other arrhythmias?
  Circulation, March 13, 2020
• Clinical Impact of AF in Patients With Pulmonary Embolism This study aimed to assess the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in patients with confirmed acute pulmonary embolism. How does AF impact complications and outcomes in these patients?
  Southern Medical Journal, March 03, 2020
• Anticoagulation Monitoring and Antithrombin for ECMO Anticoagulation management in ECMO patients can be complex, and the use of antithrombin supplementation remains controversial. Find out what there is to know.
  Critical Care, February 28, 2020
• Coronary Interventions: The Year in Cardiology 2019 This article summarizes the important clinical studies published in 2019 that will have an impact on the clinical practice of interventional cardiology.
  European Heart Journal, February 17, 2020
• Diagnosis of Acute Heart Failure in the Emergency Department This review provides a summary of current evidence-based strategies for the evaluation of patients presenting to the ED with suspected heart failure.
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, February 11, 2020