Circulatory support in cardiogenic shock
An editorial1 reviewing options for circulatory support in patients with cardiogenic shock argues that traditional inotrope therapy may be replaced […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
cardiology
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Complications after penetrating cardiac injury
Trauma specialists from Arizona and California describe patients with penetrating cardiac wounds, a quarter of whom survive to discharge. Survival […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
AF in sepsis and risk of stroke
Atrial fibrillation can occur in the setting of severe sepsis, and often presents a therapeutic conundrum for critical care physicians, […]
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AMI mortality increased as the number of risk factors declined
An interesting finding: in patients with myocardial infarction, hospital mortality increased consistently as the number of risk factors declined. There […]
Acute Med, All Updates, PHARM, Resus
Pre-hospital CPAP for pulmonary oedema
The physician-staffed mobile intensive care units of SAMU (Service d’Aide Médicale Urgente) in France provided the location for this randomised […]
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Nitric oxide for right ventricular cardiogenic shock
A case report describes a patient with right ventricular cardiogenic shock due to a dissected right coronary artery1. There was […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, Resus
What do I do with a high sensitivity troponin?
Newer high-sensitivity troponin tests can be positive in patients who would have negative tests with the ‘traditional’ assay, which can […]
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Verapamil vs adenosine for SVT
Most people reach for the adenosine once vagotonic manouevres have failed in SVT, but some patients find the side effects […]
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Neurologic complications in infective endocarditis
More than half of patients admitted to ICU with left-sided infective endocarditis developed neurologic complications OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical […]
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Erythropoietin for STEMI
In STEMI patients, intravenous erythropoietin within 4 hours of PCI did not reduce infarct size and was associated with higher […]