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Author(s):
Jelena Celutkiene
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Mindaugas Balčiūnas
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Denis Kablučko
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et al
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3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) comorbidity poses substantial diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in acute care settings. Outcomes of this comorbidity are worse than in either disease alone.1,2 A hospital diagnosis of COPD is an independent predictor of all-cause and non-cardiovascular mortality in HF patients,3–5 associated with decrease in use of evidence…
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Author(s):
Oren Caspi
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Doron Aronson
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3 years ago
Heart failure is a growing pandemic worldwide, and it is associated with a high burden of morbidity and mortality. Acute heart failure (AHF) is one of the most prevalent causes of adult patients’ hospitalisation. While the treatment of most cardiovascular diseases has significantly improved since the beginning of this century, the outcomes of AHF have not progressed significantly, and AHF still…
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Author(s):
Yang Yang
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Aniket S Rali
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Christian Inchaustegui
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et al
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3 years ago
Dear Editor,
The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as salvage therapy in the most severe cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been associated with reduced mortality, particularly at high-volume centres. We report a case series of seven patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated ARDS treated with ECMO.
In select COVID-19 patients suffering…
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Author(s):
Maria Rosa Costanzo
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3 years ago
Approximately 90% of the more than 1 million yearly heart failure hospitalisations in the US and Europe are a result of symptoms and signs of fluid overload and are associated with readmission rates of 24% and 50% at 30 days and 6 months, respectively.1,2 Recurrent heart failure-related hospitalisations have uniformly been associated with worse outcomes, independent of age and renal function.3
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Red Flags in Acute Myocarditis
Author(s):
Shahrukh Hashmani
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Yosef Manla
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Nadya Al Matrooshi
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et al
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1 month ago
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Author(s):
Mattia Arrigo
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Petra Nijst
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Alain Rudiger
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3 years ago
Heart failure is a clinical syndrome induced by cardiac abnormalities resulting in reduced cardiac output and/or elevated intra-cardiac end-diastolic pressures and causing symptoms that are often accompanied by typical physical signs.1 Demographic changes, improved treatment of several acute cardiac disorders, such myocardial infarction, arrhythmia and congenital heart disease, and increased long…
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Author(s):
Frances M Russell
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Matt Rutz
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Peter S Pang
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3 years ago
The emergency department (ED) plays a critical role in the initial diagnosis and management of acute heart failure (AHF),1,2 as nearly 80 % of all AHF admissions originate from the ER.3 However, patients do not present with a diagnosis; rather they present with a chief complaint reflecting signs and symptoms – most commonly breathlessness. Differentiating AHF from other causes of breathlessness…
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Author(s):
Aniket S Rali
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Krishidhar R Nunna
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Christopher Howard
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et al
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3 years ago
Dear Editor,
As of 31 March 2020, the Centers for Disease Control has reported a total of 163,593 confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 2,860 COVID-19-related deaths in the US. According to several public health predictive models, these numbers are expected to continue to rise in the upcoming weeks, leading to a nationwide shortage of hospital beds and especially intensive care…
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Author(s):
Federica Jiritano
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Valeria Lo Coco
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Matteo Matteucci
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et al
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3 years ago
Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a circulatory failure as a consequence of left, right or biventricular dysfunction.1 It leads to critical end-organ hypoperfusion due to primary cardiac dysfunction.1 Therefore, CS is not only a cardiac disease but also a multiorgan dysfunction syndrome involving the entire circulatory system, often complicated by a systemic inflammatory response syndrome.2 The goals of…
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Author(s):
Aniket S Rali
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Sergio Trevino
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Edward Yang
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et al
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3 years ago
Dear Editor,
Case Presentation
A 50-year old female presented to the emergency department with a 6-day history of fever, progressively worsening cough and shortness of breath. The patient did not report any contact with anyone who had been recently unwell or had been travelling. Upon arrival to the emergency room, the patient was noted to be severely hypoxaemic by pulse oximetry (66%) and in…
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