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 'echocardiography'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:20:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622251&cid=t_126152_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F5tJjFa-c_Ag%2F Bedside echocardiodiography is taking over the resuscitation world. Learn how to 'own the echo' when it comes to the critically ill or shocked patient! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622251 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:30:36 +0100 4622251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4575055&cid=t_126152_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Funiversal-cardiac-screening-for-all-young-athletes%2F2011.03.11 It’s heart wrenching when young athletes die of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Last week the death of Wes Leonard, a Michigan high school star athlete, was especially poignant since he collapsed right after making the game-winning shot. This sort of tragedy occurs about one hundred times each year in America. That’s a lot of sadness. The obvious question is: Could these deaths be prevented? Let’s start with what actually happens. Most cases of sudden death in young people occur as a result of either hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), an abnormal thickening of heart muscle, or long QT syndrome (LQTS), a mostly inherited disease of the heart’s electrical system. Both HCM and LQTS predispose the heart to ventricular fibrillation — electrical chaos of the pumping chamber of the he... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4575055 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:00:35 +0100 4575055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4018189&cid=t_126152_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FYmP7G2xOL0I%2F A 35 year-old female is brought to the emergency department after collapsing in a shopping centre. Paramedics found her to be GCS 3 and shortly afterwards required CPR and 1mg adrenaline for profound bradycardia and no pulse. Spontaneous output returned and no further drugs have been required to support her circulation. She remains intubated and GCS 3. There is little other history, except some information from a friend stating she had been on a trip to South America recently. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4018189 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:38:05 +0100 4018189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013190&cid=t_126152_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FYmP7G2xOL0I%2F A 35 year-old female is brought to the emergency department after collapsing in a shopping centre. Paramedics found her to be GCS 3 and shortly afterwards required CPR and 1mg adrenaline for profound bradycardia and no pulse. Spontaneous output returned and no further drugs have been required to support her circulation. She remains intubated and GCS 3. There is little other history, except some information from a friend stating she had been on a trip to South America recently. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013190 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:38:05 +0100 4013190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3957916&cid=t_126152_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcovertrationingblog.com%2Fpodpress_trac%2Ffeed%2F906%2F0%2Fsuddendeathathletes.mp3 It’s the dog days of what seems to have been an unusually hot summer (though DrRich does not know whether it has been sufficiently warm to affect the global cooling trend we’ve been in for the past decade), and as is all too common at this time of year, we are seeing extraordinarily heartbreaking stories (like this one) about healthy, robust young athletes dying suddenly on the practice fields. Most of these tragic sudden deaths are due to a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy often does not produce any symptoms prior to causing sudden death. But it can be easily diagnosed, before exercise-induced sudden death occurs, by screening young athletes with electocardiograms (ECGs) and echocardiography. A couple of summers ago, the New York Times wr... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3957916 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:00:38 +0100 3957916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231532&cid=t_126152_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fnew-commodity-on-e-bay-used-cardiac.html At nearly a $500-$1000 a pop when auctioned on E-bay, used phased-array cardiac ultrasound probes have recently become a hot commodity for theft in our local hospitals. This poses big problems when they're needed urgently in the electrophysiology or cardiac catheterization laboratories.Be warned.-WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. (Source: Dr. Wes) Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231532 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:37:00 +0100 3231532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348048&cid=t_126152_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F04%2Fechojournal-video-sharing%2F Twawling Twitter this Easter has led to many exciting discoveries such as @echojournal. Echojournal [www.echojournal.org] is an online ultrasound video sharing website and discussion board. It enables the user to upload, store and discuss echocardiography videos and is a companion site of Medgadget.com. The website is free for anyone to use but is mainly intended for physicians and other [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348048 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:04:13 +0100 2348048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2205045&cid=t_126152_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D6178 strWebsiteID = window.document.location.toString();strSplitWeb = strWebsiteID.split("/")strWebsiteID = strSplitWeb[2];document.write(”“); from the Malaysian Medical Resources VIDEO: Financial Incentives Curb Smoking Habits, Researcher Falsified Data Linking Vaccines to Autism, Contrast Agents Improve Echocardiography Sensitivity (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2205045 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2205045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1888959&cid=t_126152_115_f&fid=34670&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsumerdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fjournal-club-patent-foramen-ovale-and.html Recent evidence supports that the prevalence of patent foramen ovale is higher in patients with migraine with aura. Tatlidede AD et al conducted a case-control study and searched for intra-atrial right to left shunt in 53 patients with migraine. PFO was detected by means of transthoracic echocardiography with administration of contrast medium during valsalva maneuver and the results were compared with age and sex matched 27 healthy controls. Patent foramen ovale was more frequent in the migraine group. Reference- Agri 2007 Oct;19(4):39-42However in Circulation 2008 Sep 30;118(14):1419-24. Epub 2008 Sep 15. Paper titled-Patent foramen ovale and migraine: a cross-sectional study from the Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS), authors didnot find aassociation significant. According to them, The ca... Sumer's Radiology Site blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1888959 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:47:00 +0100 1888959 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682806&cid=t_126152_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F18%2Fechocardiography-gains-new-respect%2F Filed under: American Heart Association, Women Heart Health, Men Heart Health, Aging Heart HealthEchocardiography is a routine part of evaluating heart disease, but physicians are using the old tool in new ways...with good results.Echocardiography is basically an ultrasound of the heart. Recent studies have shown that it's accurate in diagnosing heart disease in at-risk patients, even if they haven't developed symptoms yet. The screening is also useful in finding the location and extent of disease within the heart. The test may be an especially important tool for diagnosing heart disease in women, and, according to the article, women who have an abnormal echo are up to three times more likely to suffer a heart attack or heart disease. What this means for patients is that an echo study may ... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682806 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 682806