Cardiology
Case Reports
Case Report: Sudden Chest Pain Following an Asthma Attack
A 20-year-old woman who smokes cigarettes and has a history of childhood asthma presented with symptoms of an upper respiratory infection and...
News
First EDition: News for and about the practice of Emergency Medicine
Conference Coverage
Experience equalizes transulnar and transradial approaches to heart procedures
Key clinical point: In experienced hands, transulnar access is a good alternative default approach for coronary angiography or angioplasty. Major...
News
Prehospital mechanical CPR doesn’t improve survival
Key clinical point: Chest compressions via mechanical CPR did not confer greater 30-day survival than manual compressions. Major finding: 30-day...
News
Unrecognized diabetes common in acute MI
Key clinical point: Many patients presenting with acute MI had unrecognized diabetes and, in most cases, that DM remained undiagnosed, untreated,...
News
Guidelines for adults with congenital heart disease note changing landscape
News
Fondaparinux safe for VTE prophylaxis in ischemic stroke
News
Multiple systems showcase TAVR’s advances
Government and Regulations
FDA panel cautiously backs approval of short-acting IV antiplatelet drug
News
Costs a wash between CTA and functional chest pain testing
Conference Coverage
Thrombectomy fails to improve PCI outcomes, ups stroke risk
Key clinical point: Routine manual thrombectomy did not improve 180-day outcomes and increased the risk of stroke, compared with PCI alone. Major...