Continuing Education

Background: There is a misconception among medicine trainees that an elevated troponin alone indicates a myocardial infarction (MI) even in

Background: Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) encompasses a range of heart rhythm disorders that lead to abrupt increases in heart rate.

Background: For several decades, aspirin (ASA) has been used as primary prevention against ASCVD in adults. In 2018, three major

Background: Chronic heart failure (CHF) affects more than 5 million Americans and accounts for approximately 1 million hospitalizations annually. Readmission

Purpose: Public reporting of surgical outcomes can promote quality improvement. However, this could also incentivize surgeons to avoid high-risk patients.

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a relatively safe procedure and is fast becoming the preferred approach for aortic

Background: The effects of sleep deprivation are vast, ranging from increased stress responses, to lowered immunity and delayed wound healing.

Background: It is unclear if survival rates for in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) vary across hospitals depending on whether resuscitations are

Despite a robust evidence base and well-established clinical guidelines for patients with HFrEF, a significant number of patients with this

Background: Sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto®), available since 07/2015 to treat heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction, reduced HF morbidity and mortality