Cardiac Critical Care
Navigating a Complicated World | Commentary of the new AHA/ACC Chest Pain Guidelines.
12 Jul, 2022 | 12:40h | UTCNews Release: First-Ever Guideline Focused Solely on Chest Pain Evaluation, Diagnosis Released
Guideline Hub: Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain
Key Points: 2021 AHA/ACC Chest Pain Guideline – American College of Cardiology
Commentary: New Chest Pain Guidelines Out at Last: Most Tests Have a Role – TCTMD
AHA Scientific Statement | Escalating and de-escalating temporary mechanical circulatory support in cardiogenic shock.
8 Jul, 2022 | 12:05h | UTCTop Things to Know: Escalating and De-escalating Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Cardiogenic Shock– American Heart Association
Commentary: Guiding Cardiogenic Shock Management: Filling in the (Wide) Data Gaps – American Heart Association
M-A | Anticoagulants for thrombosis prophylaxis in acutely ill patients admitted to hospital.
5 Jul, 2022 | 12:19h | UTCGuideline Synopsis | Evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain.
4 Jul, 2022 | 12:49h | UTCEvaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Original Guideline:
News Release: First-Ever Guideline Focused Solely on Chest Pain Evaluation, Diagnosis Released
Guideline Hub: Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain
Key Points: 2021 AHA/ACC Chest Pain Guideline – American College of Cardiology
Commentary: New Chest Pain Guidelines Out at Last: Most Tests Have a Role – TCTMD
RCT: Effects of early Empagliflozin initiation on diuresis and kidney function in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.
30 Jun, 2022 | 11:24h | UTC
RCT: Prothrombin complex concentrate vs. plasma for post–cardiopulmonary bypass coagulopathy and bleeding.
30 Jun, 2022 | 10:50h | UTCProthrombin Complex Concentrate vs Plasma for Post–Cardiopulmonary Bypass Coagulopathy and Bleeding: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
In this RCT of cardiac surgical patients, there was no significant difference in postoperative bleeding among patients receiving prothrombin complex concentrates (PCCs) or plasma. Fewer patients with PCCs required intraoperative RBCs after treatment. https://t.co/vqtNX7hQxA
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) June 29, 2022
Retrospective Cohort Study: Atrial fibrillation after surgery is linked to an increased risk of hospitalization for heart failure.
29 Jun, 2022 | 10:52h | UTCOriginal Study: Post-operative atrial fibrillation and risk of heart failure hospitalization – European Heart Journal
Commentary on Twitter
Excited to have been part of this study with @ParagGoyalMD and our @WeillCornell colleagues
We found post-operative AF is associated with a higher long-term risk of HF hospitalization ?https://t.co/X9eh2D9V71 @ESC_Journals @WCMCNeurology pic.twitter.com/5HlsGfOq1j
— Hooman Kamel (@hoomankamel) June 29, 2022
Epidemiology of myocarditis and pericarditis following mRNA vaccination by vaccine product, schedule, and interdose interval among adolescents and adults in Ontario, Canada.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:51h | UTCCommentary: Young Men’s Myocarditis Risk 5 Times Higher With Moderna vs Pfizer Vax — But Canadian study finds that 8-week interval before second dose attenuates some of the risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
M-A: Hypothermic vs. normothermic temperature control after cardiac arrest.
24 Jun, 2022 | 11:51h | UTCHypothermic versus Normothermic Temperature Control after Cardiac Arrest – NEJM Evidence
Related:
ERC-ESICM guidelines on temperature control after cardiac arrest in adults – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
M-A: Early versus delayed complete revascularization in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel disease.
23 Jun, 2022 | 10:11h | UTC
M-A: Comparison of bifurcation techniques for percutaneous coronary intervention.
21 Jun, 2022 | 10:50h | UTC