Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose* [The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same.].
Published in The American journal of medicine
Published in The American journal of medicine
Published in The American journal of medicine
Published in The American journal of medicine
The 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is used in the preparticipation screening examination for athletes. Despite known differences in ECG findings by sex, only QTc prolongation is given a sex-specific threshold. We hypothesize that our large dataset-with diversity in age, race, and sport participation-can be utilized to improve ECG screening in fema...
Published in The American journal of medicine
Mechanical complications of myocardial infarction include rupture of a papillary muscle, ventricular septum, and free wall. Since the advent of acute coronary reperfusion, there has been a significant reduction in the incidence of these complications. One must have a high index of suspicion for a mechanical complication in any patient who develops ...
Published in The American journal of medicine
Published in The American journal of medicine
Published in The American journal of medicine
Functional debility is associated with worse outcomes in the general heart failure population, but the prevalence of difficulty with activities of daily living and clinical significance once patients develop advanced heart failure requires further examination. This was a population-based, retrospective cohort study of Olmsted County, Minnesota adul...
Published in The American journal of medicine
High-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTnT) is often increased in patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter, portending a poor prognosis. The etiologies for these increases have not been systematically investigated. Our aim was to define prevalence/significance of structural cardiac abnormalities in patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter and hig...
Published in The American journal of medicine
Published in The American journal of medicine