Tag: Cardiology

ARREST

In adults suffering out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) presenting with an initial rhythm of VF or pulseless VT, does the implementation of early ECMO facilitated resuscitation compared to standard ACLS resuscitation improve survival to hospital discharge?

COLCOT

22 November 2019 David Slessor Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In patients post myocardial infarction, does low dose colchicine compared with placebo, reduce ischaemic cardiovascular events?

DRAIN

9 August 2019 Duncan Chambler Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In adults with decompensated heart failure who are at high-risk of diuretic resistance, does furosemide administered by infusion compared to intermittent bolus increase the incidence of freedom from congestion at 72 hours?

Pivetta

8 February 2019 Adrian Wong Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In patients who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with acute dyspnoea, does the addition of lung ultrasound examination compared to standard approach, improve the diagnostic accuracy for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF)?

High STEACS

28 September 2018 Fraser Magee Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Peri-operative Medicine Leave a comment

In patients presenting to the Emergency Department with suspicion for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), does the use of a high-sensitivity troponin assay reduce subsequent myocardial infarction or cardiovascular death at 12 months when compared with the use of a standard troponin assay?

CULPRIT-SHOCK: One year follow up

30 August 2018 Adrian Wong Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock and evidence of multi-vessel disease on early diagnostic angiography, does immediate multi-vessel percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared to culprit lesion only PCI (with staged revascularisation) improve outcome?

CURE

12 January 2018 David Slessor Emergency Medicine, Summaries 3 comments

In patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST elevation, does clopidogrel + aspirin, compared with aspirin alone, reduce a composite outcome of death from cardiovascular causes, acute myocardial infarction and stroke?