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Evaluating cardiac syncope

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Evaluating cardiac syncope - First let's make sure you don't die

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Tags: Heart, Tachycardia, Arrhythmia, Ventricular Tachycardia

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Most Recently Shared on August 19, 2010 at 5:33 pm By:

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Syncope and ventricular tachycardia: http://bit.ly/9tC3AK

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Should i call 911 when feeling faint with history of cardiac arrhythmia ?

healthtap.com — “There are a variety of causes for feeling lightheaded or faint, but having a medical history that includes cardiac arrhythmia makes certain causes more likely than others. If you do not have a cardiologist that you can contact, it is best to call 911 or visit the emergency room to be evaluated and determine the cause of your symptoms.View full resource at healthtap.com

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Most Recently Shared on May 11, 2012 at 8:27 pm By:

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#HealthTap: Should i call 911 when feeling faint with history of cardiac arrhythmia ? Answer http://t.co/5xkdQzk5

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Circ: Adding patients’ two cents on stress testing may cut costs

cmio.net — “Low-risk patients presenting with chest pain at an emergency department were less likely to undergo stress testing if they used a tool designed to elucidate their risk of a heart attack and engage them in decision making, according to a study published online April 10 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. No patients in the randomized evaluation experienced a major adverse cardiac event after discharge, suggesting the decision aid may help reduce unnecessary testing without comproView full resource at cmio.net

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Circ: Adding patients’ two cents on stress testing may cut costs http://t.co/k5JUBd8r

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Cardiac CT is faster, more effective for evaluating patients with suspected heart attack

medicalxpress.com — “Cardiac computed tomography angiography scans (CT scans that look at the heart) can provide a virtually instant verdict on whether chest pain is from blockage of the coronary arteries. When used early to evaluate chest pain, the scans save patients and hospitals time and money by allowing doctors to ...View full resource at medicalxpress.com

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Cardiac CT is faster, more effective for evaluating patients with suspected heart attack http://t.co/uPdYU2cp

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Long-term outcomes of TAVI show non-cardiac co-morbidities main cause of mortality

medicalxpress.com — “Non-cardiac co-morbidities such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease and frailty are the main predictors of late mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), suggesting that patients with these conditions merit closer evaluation and follow-up, according ...View full resource at medicalxpress.com

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Long-term outcomes of TAVI show non-cardiac co-morbidities main cause of mortality http://t.co/0mZaeNtY

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AR: Cardiac CT slices ED costs for patients with chest pain

cardiovascularbusiness.com — “Cardiac CT (CCT) in the emergency department (ED) is more cost effective in evaluating patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome than the standard of care involving multiple tests and a stress SPECT scan, even when the downstream costs of CCT are considered, according to a study published in the March issue of Academic Radiology.View full resource at cardiovascularbusiness.com

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AR: Cardiac CT slices ED costs for patients with chest pain - Cardiac CT (CCT) in the emergency department (ED) is m... http://t.co/1PbNhVJY

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NIH launches trials to evaluate CPR and drugs after sudden cardiac arrest, January 26, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

nih.gov — “The National Institutes of Health has launched two multi-site clinical trials to evaluate treatments for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. One will compare continuous chest compressions (CCC) combined with pause- free rescue breathing to standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which includes a combination of chest compressions and pauses for rescue breathing. The other trial will compare treatment with the drug amiodarone, another drug called lidocaine, or neither medication (a salt-water plView full resource at nih.gov

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4 months ago...

Neurology Article | Cardiac arrest after spinal anesthesia in a patient with neurally mediated syncope

mdlinx.com — “Cardiac arrest after spinal anesthesia in a patient with neurally mediated syncopeView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Most Recently Shared on November 10, 2011 at 3:02 am By:

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Cardiac arrest after spinal anesthesia in a patient with neurally mediated syncope: Journal of Anesthesia http://t.co/iyJFSDia #neuro

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A Prospective Evaluation of a Protocol for MRI of Patients With Implanted Cardiac Devices http://t.co/dFxw0K7j.

t.co — “A Prospective Evaluation of a Protocol for MRI of Patients With Implanted Cardiac Devices http://t.co/dFxw0K7j.View full resource at t.co

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Emergency Medicine Article | Routine cardiac evaluation in patients with ischaemic stroke and absence of known atrial fibrillation or coronary heart disease: transthoracic echocardiography vs. multidetector cardiac computed tomography

mdlinx.com — “Routine cardiac evaluation in patients with ischaemic stroke and absence of known atrial fibrillation or coronary heart disease: transthoracic echocardiography vs. multidetector cardiac computed tomographyView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Most Recently Shared on September 22, 2011 at 1:40 pm By:

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Routine cardiac evaluation in patients with ischaemic stroke and absence of known atrial fibrillation or cor... http://t.co/ZvuNJG5x #ER

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Emergency Medicine Article | cardiac surgery

mdlinx.com — “Perioperative cardiac evaluation, monitoring, and risk reduction strategies in noncardiac surgery patientsView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Most Recently Shared on September 9, 2011 at 5:01 pm By:

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Perioperative cardiac evaluation, monitoring, and risk reduction strategies in noncardiac surgery patients: ... http://t.co/KWVIjcC #ER

9 months ago...

Two ROC trials evaluate new strategies for CPR following cardiac arrest

news-medical.net — “Researchers with the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, which includes the University of Alabama at Birmingham, report Sept. 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine on the first two large-scale ROC trials. Both trials were evaluating new strategies for cardiopulmonary resuscitation following cardiac arrest.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Stroke News: Two ROC trials evaluate new strategies for CPR following cardiac arrest: Researchers with the Res... http://t.co/mTE0syR

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CPR Studies Recommend ‘Stay the Course’

newswise.com — “Researchers with the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, which includes UAB, report in the New England Journal of Medicine on the first two large-scale ROC trials. Both trials were evaluating new strategies for cardiopulmonary resuscitation following cardiac arrest.View full resource at newswise.com

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#health news: CPR Studies Recommend 'Stay the Course': Researchers with the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, w... http://t.co/fGVHsFh

9 months ago...

CPR Studies Recommend ‘Stay the Course’

newswise.com — “Researchers with the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, which includes UAB, report in the New England Journal of Medicine on the first two large-scale ROC trials. Both trials were evaluating new strategies for cardiopulmonary resuscitation following cardiac arrest.View full resource at newswise.com

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CPR Studies Recommend 'Stay the Course': Researchers with the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, which includes ... http://t.co/GE0i27S

9 months ago...

Assessing the most appropriate duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary stenting

medicalxpress.com — “A randomised multicentre open-label study evaluating the efficacy and safety of prolonged antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary disease has found that 24 months' duration of dual therapy is no better than six months DAPT in preventing adverse cardiac events.View full resource at medicalxpress.com

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9 months ago...

Impact Of Clinical And Echocardiographic Response To Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

medicalnewstoday.com — “The echocardiographic response (reduction of left ventricular end-systolic volume) evaluated at 6 months follow-up, demonstrated to be a better predictor of long-term mortality than improvement inView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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MedicalNewsToday: Impact Of Clinical And Echocardiographic Response To Cardiac: http://t.co/MG7Fzag Full http://t.co/YCaL7Xi

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