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Complication Risk From RA Ablation Said to Deserve ScrutinySurprisingly high complication risks from ablation for atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter, especially for isolated right atrial procedures and at low-volume centers, were seen in a German registry.
UK Soccer Study Reignites Debate Over Cardiac Screening in KidsThe study, described as the best to date, found that ECG and echocardiography screening identified high rates of sudden cardiac death in adolescent athletes but also missed six of eight sudden deaths.
Medscape Medical News, August 2018
New Prehospital Score to Classify Stroke Subtypes A new set of clinical prediction rules to help paramedics classify patients with suspected stroke into different stroke subtypes has shown a high degree of accuracy in a new Japanese study.
K2/Spice Contamination: What MDs Need to KnowAs more patients overdose on synthetic cannabinoids laced with contaminants, toxicologists review what is critical in treatment and what hospitals need to do to be prepared.
Medscape Emergency Medicine, August 20, 2018
Can You Make 'Sense' of This ECG?An ECG is obtained on an older man with hypertension who has an irregular pulse. What's your diagnosis?
Medscape Cardiology, August 9, 2018
Should Mandatory Screening of Young Athletes End?John Mandrola reviews the most comprehensive study to date on cardiac screening of teenage athletes and sees the futility of searching for a deadly needle in a haystack.
Should Mandatory Screening of Young Athletes End?John Mandrola reviews the most comprehensive study to date on cardiac screening of teenage athletes and sees the futility of searching for a deadly needle in a haystack.
