MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'acute coronary syndrome'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:30 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107523&cid=t_108066_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-best-thing-a-patient-can-do-following-a-heart-attack%2F2011.08.07 I’ve been telling my smoking patients for years that nothing I do for them is going to make an ounce of difference until they quit smoking for good.  And the Italians are out to prove me right.  The American Journal of Cardiology reported July 11th, 2011 on the Effect of Smoking Relapse On Outcome After Acute Coronary Syndrome. In a study of just under 1,300 patients,  Reuters reports that just over 1/2 the patients started smoking within 20 days of hospital discharge, despite in-hospital smoking cessation consultation for all patients.   Researchers also found that resuming smoking increased  death 3-fold compared with those that did not relapse and quitting smoking had a similar lifesaving effect as taking cholesterol and blood pressure medications.  And I’m sure these ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107523 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:00:00 +0100 5107523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626835&cid=t_108066_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FL1d65XzpRt4%2F Musings on the point of equipoise for investigating and discharging chest pain patients in light of a new paper in the Lancet describing a rapid rule-out protocol for acute coronary syndromes (the ASPECT trial). (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626835 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:55:13 +0100 4626835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4459969&cid=t_108066_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F4kuUyHw9VaA%2F Review of Peter L Thompson's "Coronary Care Manual (2E)". (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4459969 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:20:09 +0100 4459969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4360978&cid=t_108066_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fprotect-your-heart-when-shoveling-snow%2F2011.01.18 After shoveling the heavy, 18-inch layer of snow that fell overnight on my sidewalk and driveway, my back hurt, my left shoulder ached, and I was tired. Was my body warning me I was having a heart attack, or were these just the aftermath of a morning spent toiling with a shovel? Now that I’m of an AARP age, it’s a question I shouldn’t ignore. Snow shoveling is a known trigger for heart attacks. Emergency rooms in the snowbelt gear up for extra cases when enough of the white stuff has fallen to force folks out of their homes armed with shovels or snow blowers.  What’s the connection? Many people who shovel snow rarely exercise. Picking up a shovel and moving hundreds of pounds of snow, particularly after doing nothing physical for several months, can put a big strain on the heart. ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4360978 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:00:40 +0100 4360978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172063&cid=t_108066_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FGAAAvssZU0o%2F Can you spot the subtle ECG abnormality that will help you nail the diagnosis in this patient with chest pain? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172063 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:19:12 +0100 4172063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3987102&cid=t_108066_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F09%2F21%2Fautumn-and-seasonal-affective-disorder-and-acute-coronary-syndrome%2F It’s this time of the year again, autumn. The time for great wines and game and truffle and ….. Also time for some of us to sit behind your lamps every morning for half an hour for two weeks on stretch against seasonal affective disorder. Depressive disorder is not the only disease influenced by seasonality. In a large retrospective study in Bejing the presentation of Acute Coronary Syndrome which usually presents in the late stages of coronary heart disease also has a significantly seasonal and monthly rhythm. The highest seasonal incidence occurred in winter and decreased as the season changed from winter to autumn, the monthly cases reached it’s high in March and it’s lowest in September as can be seen in the graphs above. Beijing is characterized by warm tempe... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3987102 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 06:28:08 +0100 3987102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1993575&cid=t_108066_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2008%2F11%2Faftb-lecture-notes-acute-coronary-syndromes-part-iii%2F RISK STRATIFICATION OF PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED AMI Less than 30% patients currently admitted to CCU have final diagnosis AMI. Conversely 2-5% AMI patients are inadvertently sent home, accounting for 25% of all emergency care malpractice dollars awarded in litigation. Twenty-five percent AMI patients have atypical symptoms and signs, 50% an initial non-diagnostic ECG. EDs +/- chest pain [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1993575 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:00:48 +0100 1993575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1985774&cid=t_108066_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2008%2F11%2Faftb-lecture-notes-acute-coronary-syndrome-part-i%2F MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION / ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES (ACS) - Part I EPIDEMIOLOGY Over 32,000 deaths per year in Australia: largest single cause. 50% reduction age-adjusted mortality (by risk-factor modification) since 1960, still falling now, but those with chronic CAD are increasing commensurately. Still 60-70% die prehospital (this proportion unchanged) - thus overall 28-day mortality has improved little, compared with reduced [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1985774 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:00:43 +0100 1985774