Cardiology
ECG Challenge
Man Waits Until Follow-up to Reveal Chest Pain
A 64-year-old man presents for follow-up to an appointment one month ago in which he reported a history of acute-onset shortness of breath,...
ECG Challenge
Man in Distress With Lower Extremity Pain
A 53-year-old white man is referred for an adenosine myocardial perfusion scan stress test prior to left femoral popliteal bypass graft surgery....
PURLs
Treating pulmonary embolism at home?
For select patients, acute PE can be managed safely and effectively without hospitalization.
ECG Challenge
Woman with “Dull, Achy” Back Pain and Shortness of Breath
A 70-year-old woman has a 10-year history of a dilated nonischemic cardiomyopathy and New York Heart Association Class II heart failure. She...
ECG Challenge
Is This Golfer's Pacemaker Malfunctioning?
A 75-year-old man has a history of New York Heart Association Class II congestive heart failure (CHF), coronary artery disease (CAD) with coronary...
Clinical Review
Management of Hypertensive Urgency and Emergency
ECG Challenge
Childhood Problem Flares at Age 50
A man, 50, has a history of tetralogy of Fallot (ventricular septal defect [VSD], pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, and...
ECG Challenge
Dyspnea Confines Woman to Wheelchair
A 46-year-old woman is undergoing evaluation for consideration of heart transplantation versus left ventricular assist device placement as...
Conference Coverage
TRILOGY: Prasugrel, Clopidogrel Look Similar in ACS Patients
Major Finding: Prasugrel showed no overall efficacy edge over clopidogrel in medically managed patients with non–ST-segment elevation acute...
ECG Challenge
Should This Fitness Instructor Worry About Her Heart?
A 38-year-old woman presents to your clinic with a two-year history of palpitations that have not increased in severity or frequency. Although...