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Medical Category: Cardiovascular

Clinical Pearls from ACEP 2017 – Washington D.C.

This year ACEP 2017 took place in Washington D.C. from Oct. 29th – Nov 1st, 2017.   There were lots of amazing speakers and topics as was evidenced by the eruption of everyone’s twitter feeds with the #ACEP17 hashtag.  I was …

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The Death of MONA in ACS: Part IV – Aspirin

Background: Aspirin is the most widely used antiplatelet agent in acute coronary syndromes.  The bulk of the evidence for this came from the second international study of infarct survival (ISIS-2) published in the Lancet in 1988.

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Cardiovascular

The Death of MONA in ACS: Part III – Nitroglycerin

Background: Nitroglycerin is a first line agent in the treatment of ACS. The physiologic basis for it’s use rests on it’s ability to promote coronary vasodilation resulting in increased blood flow to the coronary arteries . Nitroglycerin, is typically given …

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Cardiovascular

The Death of MONA in ACS: Part II – Oxygen

Background: The first report for supplemental oxygen for angina was in 1900, and since then oxygen therapy has been a commonly used treatment of patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI).  The reason for this is the belief that supplemental oxygen …

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Cardiovascular

The Death of MONA in ACS: Part I – Morphine

Background: Morphine is a commonly used medication in acute coronary syndromes (ACS) to help relieve pain which in turn can help reduce sympathetic tone.  Over the past few years however, there has been some concern raised about the drug-drug interactions …

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Cardiovascular

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