A 70-year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), treated with inhalers, presents to his pulmonologist with worsening shortness of breath which he thinks is related to ...

The correct diagnosis is wandering atrial pacemaker/multifocal atrial rhythm (Figure 2). The rhythm is irregularly irregular at a rate of 90 beats/min. The QRS complexes are narrow with a normal axis, ...

The natriuretic peptides, specifically brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), are the most specific and applicable laboratory tests available to establish fluid overload associated with HF. 9 BNP is ...

Pulmonary embolisms are dangerous, lung-clogging blot clots. In a pilot study, scientists showed that artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can detect signs of these clots in electrocardiograms ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this cross-sectional study utilizing electrocardiography (ECG) and 2D echocardiography, Munje and colleagues ...

COPD may lead to pneumonia because a weakened pulmonary system makes it harder to fight infections. Vaccinations, handwashing, and masking can help prevent this. People with COPD may experience mental ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Here is a tricky case. Try to guess the diagnosis of this previously healthy 5-year-old boy who starts to ...

A recent survey across Maharashtra revealed that 97% of those interviewed had heard about ultrasonography scans and 88% knew that ECG scans are meant for the heart. But barely seven out of every 100 ...

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