The Resting Electrocardiogram in the Management of Patients …
Abstract and Introduction. The resting electrocardiogram (ECG) furnishes essential information for the diagnosis, management, and prognostic evaluation of patients with congestive heart failure …
ECG Challenge: Rapid Heart Rate and Chest Discomfort After …
Dec 26, 2024 · A 56-year-old woman who underwent recent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery for three-vessel coronary artery disease (CAD) presents for routine post-operation …
The Rising Tide of Atrial Fibrillation: Is Primary Care Ready?
Oct 23, 2024 · The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is on the rise, and recent joint guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) stress …
New AFib Guidelines Confront Underlying Illness - Medscape
Sep 1, 2024 · The rhythm disorder is a complex multifactorial disease, according to new atrial fibrillation guidelines released by the European Society of Cardiology that are revamping the …
ICD and Pacemaker Deactivation: Important Issues to Clarify
Feb 7, 2014 · Editor's Note: This post originally appeared at drjohnm.org. The purpose of this post is to clarify important issues about cardiac devices as they relate to deactivation. As I wrote …
Jan 31, 2025 This Week in Cardiology Podcast - Medscape
Jan 31, 2025 · Another negative AF ablation trial, predicting AF after stroke, the value of RCTs, troponin testing in the ED and surgical aortic valve choice are the topics John Mandrola, MD, …
GLP-1 RAs Cut Cardiovascular Risk in Metabolic Liver Disease
Mar 6, 2025 · TOPLINE: The use of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) in patients with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) was …
Switching Between Beta Blockers in Heart Failure Patients - Page 3
Although switching is usually safe and well tolerated, physician judgment concerning individual patient requirements must be maintained. The dose of the first- or second-generation β …
Gait Speed Key Predictor of Heart Failure Outcomes - Medscape
Feb 10, 2025 · Slower gait speed, but not handgrip strength or muscle mass, is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular outcomes in patients with stable heart failure, according to …
P Waves? U Waves? Or Both? - Page 2 - Medscape
Dec 16, 2013 · Discussion Judging from the timing, these waves could pass as P waves with first-degree atrioventricular (AV) block, U waves, or both, and it cannot be settled.