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Cardiac monitoring not needed in household electrical injury if the patient is asymptomatic and has a normal ECG |
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Bypass is better than external rewarming after hypothermic cardiac arrest |
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In patients with dysrhythmias following tricyclic overdose patients treatment should include alkalinisation to a pH of 7.55 |
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Belching as a recognised symptom of myocardial ischaemia |
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Intravenous Magnesium in shock-resistant tachyarrhythmias |
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Is an early invasive approach superior to a conservative strategy in patients with acute coronary syndrome? |
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The first ECG has a low sensitivity for myocardial infarction in patients with chest pain |
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Oral or intravenous beta-blockers in acute myocardial infarction |
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Nitrates as first line treatment for acute left ventricular failure |
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Can Cardiac re-transplantation be performed with an acceptable survival after primary graft failure? |
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Can cardiac troponins be used to diagnose a perioperative myocardial infarction post cardiac surgery? |
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GII/IIIB inhibitors in addition to LMWH unproven in unstable angina |
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Does prophylactic tranexamic acid safely reduce bleeding without increasing thrombotic complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgery? |
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Is Intravenous Adenosine Effective and Safe in Patients presenting with Unstable Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia? |
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Troponin for 30 day risk stratification in chest pain patients with ischaemic ECG. |
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Prophylactic magnesium is not indicated in myocardial infarction |
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Monophasic versus Biphasic defibrillation |
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CPAP in acute left ventricular failure |
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Antihypertensives in hypertensive emergencies |
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Aspirin administration should be administered as quickly as practicable in acute myocardial infarction |
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Nitrate therapy in distinguishing between cardiac and non-cardiac chest pain |
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NIPPV for acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema |
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Diagnostic utility of ECG for diagnosing pulmonary embolism |
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Amiodarone versus Lignocaine in resistant ventricular tachycardia |
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Managing acute pulmonary oedema with high or standard dose nitrate |
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Buccal or nitrate spray for the pre-hospital patient |
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Is prophylactic administration of steroids of benefit to children undergoing cardiac surgery |
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Acute myocardial infarction in cocaine induced chest pain presenting as an emergency |
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What is the risk of AMI in amphetamine induced chest pain presenting to the ED? |
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Chest drains in traumatic occult pneumothorax |
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Epinephrine self-injection for anaphylaxis in children |
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Are routine chest x ray and ECG examinations helpful in the evaluation of asymptomatic heart murmurs? |
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Treatment effectiveness of conservative managment for Posterior Tibialis Tendon Dysfunction (PTTD) |
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The use of Trendelburg position to cardiovert SVT in adult patients back to sinus rhythm |
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Diamorphine or morphine for ischaemic cardiac chest pain |
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Does iron have a place in the management of breath holding spells? |
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Is transmyocardial revascularisation of benefit to people with 'no option' angina? |
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Emergency Department ultrasound for pericardial tamponade. |
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Troponin T as an indicator of myocardial damage in pericarditis |
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Does the application of opiates, during an attack of Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Oedma, reduce patients' mortality and morbidity? |
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Is ibuprofen or indomethacin better for medical closure of the patent ductus arterious? |
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Is transcatheter device occlusion as good as open heart surgery for closure of atrial septal defects? |
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Role of combined cardiac enzyme assay in chest pain or suspected myocardial infarction with non-diagnostic ECG |
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ED Bedside Ultrasound guided volume assessment with IVC diameter |
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Energy levels for emergency cardioversion with biphasic defibrillators |
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Intravenous diltiazem for the control of ventricular rate in patients with recent onset atrial fibrillation and left ventricular failure |
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Stable Traumatic Pneumopericardium – Operate or Hesitate? |
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Amiodarone or flecainide for cardioversion in acute onset atrial fibrillation |
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Is transmyocardial myocardial revascularisation of benefit in addition to coronary artery bypass grafting for patients with diffuse coronary disease? |
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Use of troponin for the diagnosis of myocardial contusion after blunt chest trauma |
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Beta-blockers in cocaine induced acute coronary syndrome |
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Rethrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction |
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Cocaine induced myocardial ischaemia - nitrates versus benzodiazepines |
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All low molecular weight heparins are equal, but some more equal than others. A comparison of clexane and fragmin in ACS. |
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Does ST segment monitoring predict MI/mortality in the near future. |
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Emergency Department Thrombolysis in Painless or asymptomatic myocardial Infarction |
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Use of high dose statins in immediate treatment of acute coronary syndromes |
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Does the use of topical transexamic acid in cardiac surgery reduce the incidence of post-operative mediastinal bleeding? |
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Is Sotalol more effective than standard beta-blockers for the prophylaxis of atrial fibrillation during cardiac surgery |
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Prophylactic Amiodarone in the prevention of Atrial Fibrillation |
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What is the optimal dose of aspirin after discharge following coronary bypass surgery |
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Is a pleural drain of value after CABG with LIMA in preventing Pleural Effusions when the Pleura is opened? |
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Is rate control superior to conversion strategy in AF post cardiac surgery? |
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Is amiodarone or digoxin better in AF post cardiac surgery in terms of time to return of sinus rhythm? |
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Is prophylactic haemofiltration during cardiopulmonary bypass of benefit during cardiac surgery? |
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Does aspirin 6 hours after coronary artery bypass grafting optimise graft patency? |
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How good is clinical examination at detecting a significant patent ductus arteriosus in the preterm neonate? |
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Which patients would benefit from an intra-aortic balloon pump prior to cardiac surgery ? |
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Use of Low molecular weight heparins in first presentation atrial fibrillation |
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Use of BNP in diagnosis of LVF |
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Does magnesium offer any additional benefit in patients having anti-arrhythmic treatment for atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery? |
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Thrombolysis in cocaine-associated myocardial infarction |
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Do drug-eluting stents give equal patency rates to Coronary arterial bypass grafts |
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Oxygen in acute uncomplicated myocardial infarction |
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Cardiopulmonary bypass and the survival of patients in cardiac arrest |
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Two thumb versus two finger CPR in infants |
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In aortic arch surgery is there any benefit in using antegrade cerebral perfusion or retrograde cerebral perfusion as an adjunct to hypothermic circulatory arrest? |
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In open heart surgery is there a role for the use of carbon dioxide field flooding techniques to reduce the level of post-operative gaseous emboli? |
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Does use of aprotinin in coronary artery bypass graft surgery affect graft patency |
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Is addition of anti-platelet therapy to warfarin beneficial to patients with prosthetic heart valves? |
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Can troponin T be used to diagnose acute coronary syndrome during postoperative period following coronary artery bypass surgery |
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Is clopidogrel beneficial following coronary bypass surgery |
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Intravenous v oral digoxin in newly diagnosed AF |
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Is Warfarin anticoagulation indicated in left ventricular dysfunction |
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Paddle position in emergency cardioversion of atrial fibrillation |
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Are biphasic defibrillators superior to monophasic defibrillators for the emergency cardioversion of acute atrial fibrillation? |
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Role of steroids in myocarditis |
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Primary Angioplasty versus Thrombolysis in acute MI |
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Is Antero-posterior position superior to Antero-lateral position for placement of electrodes for external cardioversion of atrial fibrillation post bypass grafting? |
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Bi-atrial pacing significantly reduces the Incidence of atrial fibrillation post cardiac surgery |
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Pre-Hospital ECG. Effect on door to needle time and overall pain to needle time |
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ACE inhibitors in addition to standard treatments in acute heart failure |
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Massive PE and cardiogenic shock. To thrombolyse or not to thrombolyse, that is the question. |
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What is the optimal anticoagulation management of patients post cardiac surgery who go into atrial fibrillation? |
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Are prophylactic beta-blockers of benefit in reducing the incidence of AF following coronary bypass surgery? |
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Does off pump coronary artery surgery reduce the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation? |
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Is there a role for prophylaxis against atrial fibrillation for patients undergoing lung surgery? |
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Which is the best calcium channel blocker for controlling the ventricular rate in patients with atrial fibrillation? |
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Anticoagulation post-cardioversion of acute atrial fibrillation in the emergency department |
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Anticoagulation before cardioversion of acute atrial fibrillation in the emergency department |
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For a patient requiring emergency cardioversion for acute unstable atrial fibrillation, is electrical cardioversion superior to chemical cardioversion? |
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Electrical versus chemical cardioversion of stable acute atrial fibrillation in the Emergency Department. |
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Rate control versus rhythm control in acute atrial fibrillation of less than 48 hours duration. |
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Flecainide vs placebo for the cardioversion of atrial fibrillation |
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Is Hospital Admission for Uncomplicated Atrial Fibrillation Medically Necessary? |
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Amiodarone vs placebo for the cardioversion of atrial fibrillation |
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Are calcium channel blockers superior to digoxin for controlling the ventricular rate in patients with recent onset atrial fibrillation? |
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Are calcium channel blockers superior to digoxin for controlling the ventricular rate in patients with atrial fibrillation? |
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Is Digoxin Better Than Placebo at Controlling Ventricular Rate in Atrial Fibrillation? |
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Intravenous magnesium for ventricular rate control in acute atrial fibrillation. |
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Myocardial perfusion imaging helps diagnose acute chest pain in Emergency Department |
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Does 1st presentation SVT require further investigation? |
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Echocardiography in bacterial endocarditis |
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Risks of Thrombo-embolism from the Cardioversion of
Acute Atrial Fibrillation of < 48 hours Duration. |
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Does a normal ECG rule out the diagnosis of heart failure in the breathless patient presenting to the ED? |
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A tender chest does not rule out an acute coronary syndrome |
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Should the pericardium be closed in patients undergoing cardiac surgery? |
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Does pleurotomy during internal mammary artery harvest increase post-operative pulmonary complications? |
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The accuracy of echocardiography in the diagnosis of traumatic pericardial tamponade. |
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More than just lipid-lowering: emergency statins within the initial 12 hours of an acute coronary syndrome |
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Don't put off till tomorrow: Statins should be given within 24 hours of onset in acute coronary syndromes |
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A new CURE? Clopidogrel ahead of coronary angioplasty in acute coronary syndromes |
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Is the Allen's test adequate to safely confirm that a radial artery may be harvested for coronary arterial bypass grafting? |
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What is the optimal vasodilator for preventing spasm in the left internal mammary artery during coronary arterial bypass grafting? |
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Might gene therapy offer symptomatic relief for patients with 'no option' angina? |
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Clopidogrel in the treatment of ACS in patients on Warfarin |
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Myeloperoxidase: a novel cardiac marker with potential for future use in the Emergency Department |
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Comparing Valsalva manoeuvre with carotid sinus massage in adults with supraventricular tachycardia |
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Intubation and NIPPV in heart failure |
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Use of nitrates, opiates and diuretics in heart failure |
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Use of diuretics and ace-inhibitors in heart failure |
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Use of diuretics and nitrates in acute heart failure |
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Use of nitrates and ace-inhibitors in heart failure |
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Beta Blockers in Unstable Angina |
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Beta Blockers in ST elevation MI |
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Is clopidogrel benefical in ST-segment evlevation MI undergoing PCI? |
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Procedural Sedation for Cardioversion |
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Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A): a novel cardiac marker with promise |
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Adenosine vs Verapamil in the acute treatment of supraventricular tachycardias |
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Differential diagnosis of narrow complex tachycardias by increasing electrocardiograph speed |
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No evidence for the comparison between monophasic DC shock and biphasic DC shock in the acute management of supraventricular tachycardia |
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Comparison of Esmolol vs Propanolol in achieving and maintaining sinus rhythm in narrow complex tachycardia in an acute setting. |
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Sotalol in the acute management of narrow complex tachycardia in haemodinamically stable patients |
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Perceiving the unperceivable? The ECG in acute myocardial infarction with left bundle branch block |
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The Use of Automatic External Defibrillators in Children |
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Serial CK-MB plus serial electrocardiography for early rule out of myocardial infarction |
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Clopidogrel: 600mg or 300mg ahead of primary angioplasty? |
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The Use of IV Cyclizine in Cardiac Chest Pain |
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E-selectin as a plasma marker of acute coronary syndromes |
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Soluble ICAM-1 as a cardiac biomarker for use in the Emergency Department |
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Soluble VCAM-1 as a cardiac marker in the Emergency Department |
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Can the use of thromboelastography predict and decrease bleeding and blood and blood product requirements in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery? |
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Is it my heart, doctor? Placental growth factor for detection of cardiac chest pain |
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Colchicine as an adjunct to NSAIDs for the treatment of acute pericarditis |
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C reactive protein in the differential diagnosis of heart failure and chest infection |
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Use of pericardiocentesis for patients with cardiac tamponade in penetrating chest trauma |
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Are beta-blockers superior and safer to digoxin for rate control of acute atrial fibrillation in the emergency department? |
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Pericardial fluid adenosine deaminase in the diagnosis of tuberculous pericardial effusion. |
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Heart fatty acid binding protein for rapid diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in the Emergency Department |
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Non-invasive ventilation in hypercapnic coma |
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Cardiac Monitoring in Taser Victims |
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What is the effect of cardiopulmonary resuscitation at birth on extremely premature infants?
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Are troponin levels indicated for the routine management of SVT? |
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Adding clopidogrel to standard therapy for acute myocardial infarction. |
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Laryngeal mask airway versus endotracheal intubation or bag-mask ventilation for cardiac arrest in adults |
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Intraosseous access and drug administration in adult cardiac arrest |
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Nicardipine hydrochloride for hypertensive crisis in patients with aortic dissection |
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Bedside echocardiography for prognosis of emergency department cardiac arrest? |
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What is the effect of family presence on the efficacy of pediatric trauma resuscitation? |
