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Mashup Score: 1Announcement: Call for Papers: Why Her Heart Matters: Evidence-Based Practice and Practice-Based Evidence - 2 year(s) ago
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Source: CJC OpenCategories: Cardiologists, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 4Etiology of Acute Coronary Syndrome in a Young Woman: Can Intracoronary Imaging Help? - 2 year(s) ago
A 27-year-old woman presented with severe chest pain and was diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome. Coronary angiography demonstrated coronary artery tortuosity and severe coronary artery stenoses involving the ostial-proximal and mid-vessel locations in the left anterior descending artery. This case illustrates how intracoronary imaging defined the etiology of her presentation.
Source: CJC OpenCategories: Cardiologists, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 6Young Women with Acute Myocardial Infarction: Risk Prediction Model for 1-Year Readmission - 2 year(s) ago
Although young women (≤55 years) are at higher risk than similarly aged men for readmission within one-year after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), there are no risk prediction models for them. The present study developed and internally validated a risk prediction model of 1-year post-AMI readmission among young women that considered demographic, clinical, and gender-related variables.
Source: CJC OpenCategories: Expert Picks, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
RT @drmalissawood: Young Women with Acute Myocardial Infarction: Risk Prediction Model for 1-Year Readmission https://t.co/J7CrT3XqFV
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Mashup Score: 0Management of Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes: a HiRO Consensus Handbook on Process of Care - 2 year(s) ago
Inherited arrhythmia syndromes are rare genetic conditions which predispose seemingly healthy individuals to sudden cardiac arrest and death. The Hearts in Rhythm Organization (HiRO) is a multidisciplinary Canadian network of clinicians, researchers, patients, and families that aims to improve care for patients and families with inherited cardiac conditions, focused on those that predispose to…
Source: CJC OpenCategories: Cardiologists, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 2Use of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Patients Aged ≥ 65 Years After the Diagnosis of Heart Failure: A Canadian Population-Based Study - 2 year(s) ago
Guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) improves clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Despite its proven efficacy, GDMT is underutilized in clinical practice. The current study examines GDMT utilization after incident hospitalization for HF to promote medication initiation, and titration to target dosing within a reasonable time period.
Source: CJC OpenCategories: Cardiologists, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Young Women with Acute Myocardial Infarction: Risk Prediction Model for 1-Year Readmission - 2 year(s) ago
Although young women (≤55 years) are at higher risk than similarly aged men for readmission within one-year after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), there are no risk prediction models for them. The present study developed and internally validated a risk prediction model of 1-year post-AMI readmission among young women that considered demographic, clinical, and gender-related variables.
Source: CJC OpenCategories: Cardiologists, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Lancisi’s Sign After Implantation of a Pacemaker - 3 year(s) ago
A 57-year-old woman with a history of sick sinus syndrome who underwent implantation of a dual-chamber pacemaker with a lead positioned in the right ventricular apex and a lead positioned in the right atrial appendage 18 months prior presented with significant lower-limb edema, ascites, and a weight gain of 15 kg over a 6-week period. On cardiovascular examination, the patient was noted to be in…
Source: CJC OpenCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 7
Indigenous peoples in Canada are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease compared to non-Indigenous people. Contributing factors include historical oppression, racism, healthcare biases, and disparities in terms of the social determinants of health. Access to and inequity in cardiovascular care for Indigenous peoples in Canada remain poorly studied and understood. A rapid review of the…
Source: CJC OpenCategories: Cardiologists, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 6Trends of Sex Differences in Clinical Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction in the United States - 3 year(s) ago
Female patients have been shown to experience worse clinical outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) compared with male patients. However, it is unclear what trend these differences followed over time.
Source: CJC OpenCategories: Cardiologists, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0The Hospital at Home Model vs Routine Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure: A Survey of Patients’ Preferences - 3 year(s) ago
Patients with heart failure (HF) experience recurrent hospitalizations and may prefer a Hospital at Home (HaH) model over routine hospitalization.
Source: CJC OpenCategories: Cardiologists, Latest HeadlinesTweet
Correct link: https://t.co/e5y0LRthKH (Thanks to @heartsisters!) https://t.co/37ErLuhKvK