ECLS in Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction: Benefit and Harm

Cardiogenic shock is a critical condition that affects up to 10% of patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), representing the primary cause of death in this group. Recently, frequentist analysis showed... read more

Early Invasive Strategy Impact on Left Ventricular Function Recovery in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients

This study underscores the significant benefits of early invasive strategies in improving left ventricular function recovery and reducing adverse outcomes in acute myocardial infarction patients in Pakistan. The findings... read more

Outcomes for Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Admitted to Medical vs Cardiac ICUs

In this multicenter, national analysis of ICU admission for critically ill patients with AMI, we found that admission to the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) was associated with lower in-hospital mortality than patients... read more

The Washington Manual of Critical Care 4th Edition

The Washington Manual of Critical Care 4th Edition

Part of the popular Washington Manual® handbook series, The Washington Manual of Critical Care provides concise, high-yield content that reflects today’s fast-changing advances in the field. Edited by Drs. Marin H. Kollef,... read more

Tailoring Antithrombotic Treatment in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cancer

For more than two decades, dual platelet antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) has been one of the mainstays in the treatment of patients who have suffered an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention... read more

Cardiac Arrest During a Ferric Derisomaltose Infusion Followed by Complete Heart Block

Bradycardia and heart block are rarely reported in the parenteral iron literature. Although rare, it may be reasonable to consider parenteral iron as a toxicological etiology for patients presenting with complete heart block... read more

Using Deep Neural Networks for Survival Prediction in VA-ECMO

Using Deep Neural Networks for Survival Prediction in VA-ECMO

Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a complex and high-risk life support modality used in severe cardiorespiratory failure. ECMO survival scores are used clinically for patient prognostication... read more

High-Sensitivity Troponin T in a Secondary Care Setting

High-Sensitivity Troponin T in a Secondary Care Setting

High-sensitivity troponin (hs-cTn) assays play a crucial role in the early detection and management of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This study supports evidence that serial troponin measurements... read more

Effective Treatment for Combined Amlodipine and Metformin Overdose

Effective Treatment for Combined Amlodipine and Metformin Overdose

The combined toxicity of amlodipine and metformin is a rarely reported phenomenon in the literature. The management varies depending on the clinical status of the patient. We present a case that was managed successfully... read more

Iatrogenic Hypoxemia and Atrial Septal Defect Due to Electrical Storm Ablation After Left Ventricular Assist Device

Iatrogenic Hypoxemia and Atrial Septal Defect Due to Electrical Storm Ablation After Left Ventricular Assist Device

Predominant strategies for the management of electrical storm include antiarrhythmic medical therapy, beta-blockers, and catheter ablation. Some studies have demonstrated refractory electrical storm managed with mechanical... read more

Sepsis Hospitalization and Risk of Subsequent Cardiovascular Events in Adults

Sepsis Hospitalization and Risk of Subsequent Cardiovascular Events in Adults

Adult sepsis survivors experience an increased hazard of major cardiovascular events compared to survivors of a non-sepsis hospitalization. 254,241 adult sepsis survivors were matched to adult survivors of non-sepsis hospitalization... read more

Adult Sepsis Hospitalization and Risk of Subsequent Cardiovascular Events

Adult Sepsis Hospitalization and Risk of Subsequent Cardiovascular Events

Adult sepsis survivors experience an increased hazard of major cardiovascular events compared to survivors of a non-sepsis hospitalization. 254,241 adult sepsis survivors were matched to adult survivors of non-sepsis hospitalization... read more

COVID-19 and Myocardial Infarction

COVID-19 and Myocardial Infarction

COVID-19 is a risk factor for myocardial infarction and stroke through self-controlled case series evaluation, a method that has been used to establish the risk of myocardial infarction associated with influenza infection. Regarding... read more

Guidelines on Myocardial Infarction, Novel Therapeutic Targets in Post-infarction Remodelling

Guidelines on Myocardial Infarction, Novel Therapeutic Targets in Post-infarction Remodelling

This Focus Issue on ischaemic heart disease contains the ‘2020 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation: The Task Force for the management... read more

Troponin Elevation in Non-cardiac Critical Illness

Troponin Elevation in Non-cardiac Critical Illness

This article is about how to approach ischemia evaluation for the "non-cardiac" critically ill patient (someone admitted for a problem such as sepsis, stroke, or DKA). This is tough. We want to be thorough enough not to miss... read more

Management of Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Myocardial Infarction – 2019 Update

Management of Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Myocardial Infarction – 2019 Update

In general, randomized clinical trials in CS are difficult to perform and only three randomized trials adequately powered to detect differences in clinical outcomes achieved completion of the required number of patients. Based... read more

Multipotent Fetal-derived Cdx2 Cells From Placenta Regenerate the Heart

Multipotent Fetal-derived Cdx2 Cells From Placenta Regenerate the Heart

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have demonstrated that stem cells derived from the placenta known as Cdx2 cells can regenerate healthy heart cells after heart attacks in animal models. The extremely... read more