Cardiology
From the Journals
Sudden Cardiac Deaths Down Among NCAA Athletes
Strategies to reduce sudden cardiac death among competing athletes may be having a positive effect.
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Systemic Bias in AI Models May Undermine Diagnostic Accuracy
Clinicians’ accuracy decreased by 11.3% after viewing systematically biased AI model predictions compared with baseline.
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AI-Aided Stethoscope Beats PCP in Detecting Valvular HD
“I get an answer in a second as to if there’s a murmur or not,” said Dr. Rancier. Not only that, but the tool can determine if it’s a systolic or...
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AHA, AAP update neonatal resuscitation guidelines
The updated guidelines state that use of a T-piece resuscitator to deliver PPV is preferred to the use of a self-inflating bag.
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Revisiting the role of hydrocortisone, fludrocortisone in septic shock
Two decades after choosing not to treat septic shock with hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone, the author describes why he is reconsidering.
News
Hourly air pollution exposure: A risk factor for stroke
“These variations in susceptibility highlight the importance of implementing effective health protection measures to reduce exposure to air...
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AI-ECG gets STEMI patients to cath lab sooner
An artificial intelligence electrocardiography app cut catheterization lab activation times by 9 minutes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction...
From the Journals
Classification identifies four stages of heart attack
“Even inside the hospital, we have heterogeneity in mortality risk. But we are not paying attention to one patient differently than the other,...
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Potential dapagliflozin benefit post MI is not a ‘mandate’
“From my perspective, DAPA-MI does not suggest a new mandate to expand SGLT2 inhibition to an isolated MI population without other SGLT2 inhibitor...
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In MI with anemia, results may favor liberal transfusion: MINT
This study is “not a home run,” for the primary outcome, however, many of the outcomes tended to be in favor of a liberal transfusion strategy.
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Women have worse outcomes in cardiogenic shock
“Our decision-making around women seems to be different to that around men. I think this paper should start to trigger more awareness of that.”