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Acute cardiac care-from symptoms to diagnosis and to interventions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19863436 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - October 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Beyar R Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Although women are less likely to be admitted to coronary care units, they are treated equally to men and have better outcome. A prospective cohort study in patients with non ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: In this study on patients with NSTE-ACS, women were less likely to be admitted to coronary care units. However, the overall treatment was as intensive for women as for men. Moreover, after adjustment, one-year mortality was lower in women. PMID: 19742351 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - September 8, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Alfredsson J, Sederholm-Lawesson S, Stenestrand U, Swahn E Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Does admission NT-proBNP increase the prognostic accuracy of GRACE risk score in the prediction of short-term mortality after acute coronary syndromes?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: NT-proBNP is an independent predictor of in-hospital and 30-day mortality after ACS, independently of left ventricular function, but does not increase the prognostic accuracy of GRS. PMID: 19742352 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - September 8, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Timoteo AT, Toste A, Ramos R, Miranda F, Ferreira ML, Oliveira JA, Ferreira RC Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Coronary artery perforation in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a single-centre report.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The present study reports the incidence, management and clinical outcome of coronary perforations in 5 of 2991 patients (0.1%) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, with non-debulking (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and stent) techniques. There was 1 type I, 1 type II and 3 type III perforations. One perforation was guidewire related, 2 perforations occurred after stent deployment and two occurred during stent-post dilatation with balloons. Restoration was obtained by prolong balloon inflation in three cases. Subsequent cardiac tamponade occurred in 2 patients, requiring pericardiocentesis. One...
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - September 8, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Georgiadou P, Karavolias G, Sbarouni E, Adamopoulos S, Malakos J, Voudris V Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Mechanical circulatory support in the ICCU.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article aims to describe the current and the prospective role of MCS in the treatment of AHF. The support strategies and the indications of MCS are continuously evolving, including situations considered as contraindications in the past. Appropriate patient selection, advanced device technology and improved patient management have contributed to the substantially improved results. Evolution in device technology results in evolution of the clinical applications of MCS. Earlier application of MCS, with novel, flexible and individualized support strategies is now feasible. Bridging to recovery is the most intriguing suppo...
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - September 8, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pitsis AA, Visouli A Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Post-resuscitation care: current therapeutic concepts.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Post-resuscitation care is coming increasingly into focus. The patient with a return in spontaneous circulation (ROSC) often presents with a post-arrest 'sepsis-like syndrome', which requires a multidisciplinary implementation of timely reperfusion, proper inotropic support and monitoring, glucose control, therapeutic hypothermia, and adequate sedation in the intensive care unit (ICU). Low tidal volume (6 ml/kg) ventilation is preferred, and the standard vasopressor treatment of dobutamine, dopamine, and norepinephrine can be used to improve the patient's haemodynamic profile. Coronary revascularization should be attem...
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - August 30, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cokkinos P Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Hemodynamic effects of levosimendan in acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock and high systemic vascular resistance.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The hemodynamic benefit conferred by LEVO added to catecholamines in patients with CS after acute MI was limited to patients with high SVR. PMID: 19353405 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tsagalou EP, Kanakakis J, Anastasiou-Nana MI, Drakos SG, Ntalianis AS, Malliaras K, Lazaris N, Katsaros F, Nanas JN Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Digoxin for the treatment of chronic and acute heart failure syndromes.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report represents a summary of the presentation at this meeting. PMID: 19384675 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gheorghiade M, Harinstein ME, Filippatos GS Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Reperfusion therapy for acute ST-elevation and non ST-elevation myocardial infarction: What can be achieved in daily clinical practice in unselected patients at an interventional center?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In clinical practice STEMI and NSTEMI seem to occur with similar frequency. Invasive strategies were applied in a high percentage in both groups, however with different therapeutic consequences. In-hospital mortality was twice as high in STEMI compared to NSTEMI patients. PMID: 19391052 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Zahn R, Schweppe F, Zeymer U, Schiele R, Gitt AK, Mark B, Frilling B, Seidl K, Winkler R, Heer T, Schneider S, Senges J Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Acute heart failure care and beyond.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19396641 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Beyar R Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Society of Chest Pain Centers recommendations for the evaluation and management of the observation stay acute heart failure patient-parts 1-6.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ler CD, Pang PS, Selby E, Storrow AB, Weintraub NL, Yancy CW, Bahr RD, Blomkalns AL, McCord J, Nowak RM, Stomel RJ PMID: 19396642 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Peacock WF, Fonarow GC, Ander DS, Collins SP, Gheorghiade M, Kirk JD, Filippatos G, Diercks DB, Trupp RJ, Hiestand B, Amsterdam EA, Abraham WT, Amsterdam EA, Dodge G, Gaieski DF, Gurney D, Hayes CO, Hollander JE, Holmes K, Januzzi JL, Levy P, Maisel A, Mi Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Clinical evaluation of a fully automated model-based algorithm to calculate left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction using multidetector computed tomography.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The evaluated FAA obtained accurate, clinically relevant results for left ventricular volumes and LVEF relative to the RS. PMID: 19396643 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ghersin E, Abadi S, Yalonetsky S, Engel A, Lessick J Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Creatinine clearance is independently associated with one year mortality in a primary PCI cohort with cardiogenic shock.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Creatinine clearance on admission is strongly associated with one year mortality in STEMI patients with CS on admission and treated with PCI. PMID: 19449237 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Vis MM, Vd Schaaf RJ, Sjauw KD, Tijssen JG, Baan J, Koch KT, De Winter RJ, Piek JJ, Henriques JP Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

The success of primary angioplasty: Beyond TIMI flow Summary of a presentation held at acute cardiac care meeting in Paris, October 2008.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19452340 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Van 't Hof AW, Zijlstra F Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Acute heart failure, no reflow, cardiogenic shock, and beyond.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19526381 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Beyar R Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Acute heart failure syndromes: the role of vasopressin antagonists.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report represents a summary of the presentation at this meeting. PMID: 19526382 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Harinstein ME, Filippatos GS, Gheorghiade M Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Pathophysiology of the no-reflow phenomenon.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The no-reflow phenomenon occurs in about one third of the patients treated with primary PCI for acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. Our understanding of its pathophysiology has expanded considerably: in addition of the effect of prolonged ischaemia also reperfusion injury contributes significantly to the microvascular damage in the perfusion territory of the infarct-related coronary artery. Lethal reperfusion injury to both the endothelial cells and the cardiomyocytes is mainly related to the effects of oxidative stress and the energy paradox. Paradoxical vasoconstriction caused by endothelial dysfunction...
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Vrints CJ Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Acute heart failure syndromes: Epidemiology, risk stratification and prognostic factors.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Acute heart failure syndromes (AHFS) resulting in hospitalization are associated with an extremely high post-discharge mortality and readmission rate. There are several important prognostic factors, which includes blood pressure, body weight, renal function, QRS duration, and presence of coronary artery disease. The epidemiology of AHFS, prognostic factors and therapeutic targets were discussed at the 2008 European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Acute Cardiac Care Meeting held in Versailles, France from 25-28 October 2008. This is a brief summary of the lectures presented on these topics at this meeting. PM...
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Harinstein ME, Filippatos GS, Gheorghiade M Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Role of PLA2 polymorphism on clinical events after percutaneous coronary intervention.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: In this study, the GPIIIa PlA2 polymorphism was frequent (27.5%), but the homozygous variant was very infrequent (0.5%). The presence of PLA2 had no influence on peri-procedural or one-year clinical outcomes. PMID: 19526385 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Syros G, Mehran R, Weisz G, Kittas C, Moses JW, Leon M, Dangas G Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

The development of an international, common, prospective, cardiology database. Report of the joint G8 Cardio-Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri (ANMCO)-Societe Francaise de Cardiologie (SFC) database committee.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The international standardization and sharing/merging of databases is feasible. This model opens the way to important applications in internationally shared health care policies. PMID: 19526386 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pristipino C, Danchin N, Lablanche JM, Komajda M, Tubaro M, Maseri A, Cianflone D Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Corrigendum.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 19526387 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement reduces atelectasis in cardiac intensive care.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Patients who had mini AVR had a significantly lower incidence of LLLA in the cardiac ICU than patients who had AVR through a full sternotomy. PMID: 19557556 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 23, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Foghsgaard S, Gazi D, Bach K, Hansen H, Schmidt TA, Kjaergard HK Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Acute hyperglycemia and spontaneous reperfusion in acute myocardial infarction.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Acute hyperglycemia on admission does not predict the occurrence of SR in a general population of patients with acute MI. PMID: 19548129 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 21, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Leibowitz D, Nowatzky J, Weiss AT, Rott D Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Temporary (short-term) percutaneous left ventricular assist device (Tandem Heart) in a patient with STEMI, multivessel coronary artery disease, cardiogenic shock and severe peripheral artery disease.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cardiogenic shock remains the leading cause of mortality among patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Percutaneous left ventricular assist devices (pVAD) represent one possible means of supporting these critically ill patients during interventional procedures. Tandem Heart is one such pVAD, which uses transseptal cannulation and a paracorporal centrifugal pump to maintain active circulation to the descending aorta. Despite its overall effectiveness in clinical use, the use of the Tandem Heart has several potential limitations, including a contraindication for patients with peripheral artery disease. T...
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - June 21, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Neuzil P, Kmonicek P, Skoda J, Reddy VY Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Massive coronary perforation and shock: From appropriate labeling to appropriate calls.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report also emphasizes, that as opposed to manufactures instructions and all previous manuscripts, GraftMaster can be easily deployed via conventional 6F guiding catheters with internal diameter 0.070 inch (1.8 mm). PMID: 19452339 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - May 17, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kaluski E, Gerula C, Randhawa P, Haider B, Klapholz M Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Risk stratification for suspected acute coronary syndromes and heart failure in the emergency department.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Many professional societies publish acute intervention guidelines, and most are predicated on the knowledge of an accurate diagnosis. In the emergency department patients do not arrive with a diagnosis, rather they present with symptoms that must be evaluated in the context of their estimated illness severity. Unique to emergency medicine practice, and within a relatively short time frame, all emergency patients must go somewhere else. Appropriate dispositions may be home, admission to a chest pain center, hospitalization to a regular medical floor, or transfer to an intensive care unit, but they cannot stay in the eme...
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - May 17, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Peacock WF, Soto-Ruiz KM Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Successful percutaneous coronary intervention of anomalous origin right coronary arteries with 3-D RCA guide catheters: a report of three cases.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We describe three cases of successful PCI to right coronary arteries with anomalous origin (two from the left sinus of Valsalva, one with ectopic origin from the right sinus of Valsalva) using 3DRCA guide catheters after a variety of other catheters were tried unsuccessfully. PMID: 19452342 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - May 17, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jokhi PP, Walsh SJ, Saw J Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Intramural left atrial hematoma: A complication of primary coronary angioplasty inferior myocardial infarction.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19384674 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - April 20, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Anselmino M, Omede P, Amellone C, Ravera L, Sheiban I Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Cardiogenic shock complicating myocardial infarction in a doped athlete.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report the case of a 50-year-old body-builder Caucasian man with a long-standing abuse of nandrolone and erythropoietin that developed a ventricular septal defect following acute myocardial infarction. This mechanical complication led to cardiogenic shock ultimately treated with the implantation of a circulatory support by means of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The patient subsequently underwent orthotopic heart transplantation. The association of intense isometric exercise, abuse of erythropoietin and nandrolone is likely to have predisposed to coronary thrombus formation and acute myocardial infarction, as the ...
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - April 1, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lunghetti S, Zaca V, Maffei S, Carrera A, Gaddi R, Diciolla F, Maccherini M, Chiavarelli M, Mondillo S, Favilli R Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Mitral annulus caseous calcification imaged with 64-slice MDCT.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19280373 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - March 11, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Zeina AR, Makhoul N, Nachtigal A Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Total occlusion of the infarct-related coronary artery correlates with brachial artery flow-mediated dilation in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The data presented above reveal that spontaneous coronary thrombolysis in patients with acute STEMI is associated with a preserved endothelium-dependent vasodilator response in the brachial artery. It can depend on the levels of hs-CRP, of fasting glucose, and of ACE-inhibitors from previous treatment. PMID: 19199114 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - February 6, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Vasilieva E, Urazovskaya I, Skrypnik D, Shpektor A Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Pre-hospital thrombolysis for acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction: A survey of paramedics' perceptions of their role.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Paramedics hold a range of views and perceptions of their role in delivering PHT; some of which appear to be related to age and length of experience, and actual administration of PHT. The vast majority view PHT as a positive step to providing patient care that is evidence based. PMID: 19148837 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - January 16, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Quinn T, Albarran JW, Cox H, Lockyer L Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Images in cardiology.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY. Acute Card Care. 2008 Dec 18;:1-2 Authors: Chue CD, Routledge HC, Epstein AC PMID: 19096957 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - December 18, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Chue CD, Routledge HC, Epstein AC Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Acute cardiac care 2008 welcome address.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 18830849 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - December 17, 2008 Category: Cardiology Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

List of committee.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 18830850 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - December 17, 2008 Category: Cardiology Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Abstracts.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 18830851 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - December 17, 2008 Category: Cardiology Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Abstracts.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 18830852 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - December 17, 2008 Category: Cardiology Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Poster session I.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 18830853 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - December 17, 2008 Category: Cardiology Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Topic index.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 18830854 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - December 17, 2008 Category: Cardiology Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Author index.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 18830855 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - December 17, 2008 Category: Cardiology Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

From the rich and beautiful palaces and gardens in Versailles to management of the acute cardiac patient.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19031187 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - November 27, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Beyar R, Tubaro M Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Positive non-invasive tests in the chest pain unit: importance of the clinical profile for estimating the probability of coronary artery disease.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We studied 100 consecutive patients with coronary angiography performed after a positive result of a non-invasive test in the chest pain unit. Mean age was 66 years. The percentage of patients without significant coronary artery disease, 1-vessel disease and multivessel disease was 35, 33, and 32%, respectively. The CPU-65 index that combines four clinical variables (comorbidity: diabetes, pain: typical, use of: aspirin, 65 years old or more) was associated with the presence of coronary artery disease, multivessel disease, and coronary revascularization. We conclude that in the chest pain unit, patients with a positive...
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - November 27, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Martinez-Selles M, Bueno H, Estevez A, De Miguel J, Munoz J, Fernandez-Aviles F Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

The Role of Heparin Anticoagulation during Intra-aortic Balloon Counterpulsation in the Coronary Care Unit.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Among CCU patients undergoing IABP, a selective heparin strategy appears to be superior to a strategy of universal heparin use. PMID: 19031189 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - November 27, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cooper HA, Thompson E, Panza JA Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Should the cardiotomy suction blood be cell-saver processed before retransfusion? A clinico-pathologic mystery.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The use of cardiotomy suction (CS) in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery is associated with a pronounced systemic inflammatory response and a resulting coagulopathy as well as exacerbating the microembolic load. However, CS is yet been employed to preserve autologous blood during on-pump surgery. Though processing CS blood with a cell saving device is considered paramount in significantly reducing the inflammatory effects, yet this might also have potential harmful effects on the outcome of the patient. Here we discuss the results of the different prospective and randomized studies to address these issue if the cell ...
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - November 27, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Elahi MM, Matata BM Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Cardiogenic shock complicating myocardial infarction and outcome following percutaneous coronary intervention.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cardiogenic shock is the commonest cause of death in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Although the syndrome of cardiogenic shock complicating AMI is common to all, the spectrum of underlying pathology is broad. While thrombolysis can be attempted with inotropic support or augmentation of blood pressure with an intra-aortic balloon pump, the greatest mortality benefit is seen after urgent coronary angiography and early revascularization. The long-term SHOCK Trial six-year follow-up results confirm durability of early revascularization over medical stabilization in shock patients. Indeed, cardiogenic shock is a cathete...
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - October 31, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lee KW, Norell MS Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Acute coronary syndromes in patients with prosthetic heart valves-a case-series.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Patients with PHV and ACS are a rare subgroup, more likely to be elderly with risk factors for atherosclerotic disease and to present with non-ST-segment-elevation ACS. The pathogenesis for ACS is commonly coronary atherosclerotic disease rather than PHV-derived emboli. PMID: 18972628 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - October 31, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Iakobishvili Z, Eisen A, Porter A, Cohen N, Abramson E, Mager A, Shapira Y, Sagie A, Battler A, Hasdai D Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Levosimendan as rescue therapy in severe cardiogenic shock after ST-elevation myocardial infarction.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Data on the use of levosimendan in patients with myocardial infarction related cardiogenic shock already under combined catecholamine treatment and intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation (IABP) are scarce. Seven consecutive patients with refractory cardiogenic shock after ST-elevation myocardial infarction, multi-organ dysfunction syndrome and under maximal intensive care (combined catecholamine treatment, IABP) were treated with levosimendan (bolus 12 microg/kg i.v., thereafter 0.1 microg/kg over 24 h). Hemodynamic effects were registered invasively and monitored over 72h post infusion. Therapy with levosimendan signif...
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - October 31, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Greif M, Zwermann L, Reithmann C, Weis M Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Iatrogenic acute aortic dissection during percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 18972630 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - October 31, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cohen R, Sfaxi A, Foucher R, Folliguet T, Domniez T, Elhadad S Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Ascending aortic thrombus.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 18972631 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - October 31, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kaid KA, Chen C Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals

Save the heart - optimizing our methods.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 18803073 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - September 23, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Beyar R Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals