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Bempedoic acid, when given to statin-intolerant patients, showed comparable outcomes to statins for overall risk reduction but fell short in fatal coronary events and fatal or nonfatal stroke. 

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Comparative Cardiovascular Benefits of Bempedoic Acid and Statin Drugs. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Jul 9;84(2):152-162. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.04.048. PMID: 38960508

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In patients with acute MI, restrictive blood transfusion thresholds (hemoglobin 8g/dL) had similar rates of all-cause death and recurrent MI at 6 months. However, the 6-month hazard of cardiac death was 52% greater (9.0% vs 6.1%; HR 1.52, 95%CI, 1.19–1.94) in the restrictive transfusion group, largely due to increased cardiac death during the first 30 days.

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Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Anemia: 6-Month Mortality in the MINT Trial. Circulation. 2024 Sep 24;150(13):1064-1066. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.069917. Epub 2024 Sep 2. PMID: 39221566.

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Hypertensive emergencies are associated with high morbidity and mortality and require careful and specific strategies to diminish pressure-mediated organ injury depending on the presentation. 

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This was a multi-hospital retrospective study of patients who presented to the emergency department with severe hypertension without end organ damage. The authors found that the 1 year rate of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) was 15.5%.

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Emergency Department Blood Pressure Treatment and Outcomes in Adults Presenting with Severe Hypertension. West J Emerg Med. 2024;25(5):680-689.

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This article emphasizes the difference between hypertensive emergency and asymptomatic elevated blood pressure (BP); while hypertensive emergency requires prompt treatment to lower BP, treatment of asymptomatic elevated BP in acute care settings may be harmful. 

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The Management of Elevated Blood Pressure in the Acute Care Setting: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Hypertension. 2024 Aug;81(8):e94-e106. doi: 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000238. Epub 2024 May 28. PMID: 38804130.

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By agitating and injecting a saline flush into an IV catheter, right ventricular (RV) dysfunction was identified when bubbles were cleared from the RV at a time of ≥ 40 seconds with high sensitivity. It was ruled out as well with good specificity, with a bubble time < 40 seconds.

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Right Ventricular "Bubble Time" to Identify Patients With Right Ventricular Dysfunction. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Aug;84(2):182-194. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.02.005. Epub 2024 Apr 10. PMID: 38597847.

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These researchers developed and trained a deep ensemble artificial intelligence (AI) model to classify ECGs as STEMI versus non-STEMI. The AI performed well in both accuracy and in improving sensitivity.

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Development of Clinically Validated Artificial Intelligence Model for Detecting ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Jul 25:S0196-0644(24)00327-5. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.06.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39066765.

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Giving calcium for hyperkalemia restores normal cardiac conduction velocity but does not restore resting membrane potential, as is commonly stated.

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Beneficial Effect of Calcium Treatment for Hyperkalemia Is Not Due to "Membrane Stabilization". Crit Care Med. Published online July 24, 2024. PMID: 39046789.

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Using the aortic dissection detection (ADD) risk score in addition to point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and D-dimer, providers can increase their diagnostic accuracy and ensure that the appropriate patients are receiving advanced imaging to make the diagnosis of acute aortic syndrome (AAS).

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Diagnosis of acute aortic syndromes with ultrasound and d-dimer: the PROFUNDUS study. Eur J Intern Med. 2024 Jun 12:S0953-6205(24)00234-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.05.029. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38871565.

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This systematic review found that approximately 4%-27% of patients presenting to the ED with presyncope experienced serious outcomes within a 30-day period.

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Serious outcomes among emergency department patients with presyncope: A systematic review. Acad Emerg Med. 2024 Jun 9. doi: 10.1111/acem.14943. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38853536