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Tag: Myocardial Infarction

A Winning Hand in Cardiology: Queen of Hearts AI Model Enhances OMI Detection

Background: Cath lab activation based on ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) criteria is founded on aging data and requires evolution. In the “Occlusive Myocardial Infarction (OMI) Manifesto,” emergency physicians Dr. Steve Smith, Dr. Pendell Meyers, and Dr. Scott Weingart introduced a ...

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Cardiovascular

Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Myocardial Infarction and Anemia (MINT Trial)

Background: Concurrent anemia worsens outcomes in patients that present with acute myocardial infarctions. Transfusions increase the oxygen carrying capacity of blood which can improve the perfusion of at-risk cardiac tissue. However, transfusions are also associated with immunosuppression, thrombotic phenomena, volume ...

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CardiovascularHematology and Oncology

The Importance of Reciprocal Changes in aVL

ECG interpretation is one of the most important skills to master as an emergency  physician, and its interpretation can be very complex and frustrating. ECG manifestations can be very subtle, and sometimes the earliest and only ECG change seen will ...

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Cardiovascular

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