Journal of Clinical Cardiology

Research Article Open Access

Improve Survival of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest with Video-directed Chest Compressions

Annabelle Shen , Alexander Shen

Background: Cardiovascular disease has been the leading cause of mortality worldwide for the past century, but advancements in health intervention have led to a decline of over 20%. However, the Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) mortality rate remains unacceptably high, exceeding 90% over the past few decades. The primary reasons are the lack of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) knowledge and delayed medical response [1].

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The Use of CHA₂DS₂-VASc Score to Predict Functional Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy

James Livesay , Benjamin Fogelson , Shawna Stephens , Chirag Patel , William Dieter , Hassan Tahir , Brian Wiseman , Raj Baljepally

Background: Mechanical thrombectomy is widely used for revascularization of acute ischemic strokes from large vessel occlusions. Functional  outcomes following mechanical thrombectomy are typically assessed using the modified Rankin scale. CHA₂DS₂-VASc score is commonly used to estimate the stroke risk of patients with atrial fibrillation, but studies have verified its use in other various situations. Our study aimed to assess the utility of CHA₂DS₂-VASc score in predicting outcomes of patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy.

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Short-Term Outcomes Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Classical Low-Flow Low-Gradient Versus Normal-Flow Low-Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis

Benjamin Fogelson , Raj Baljepally , Hassan Tahir , James Livesay , Tyler Coombes , Chirag Patel , Ghassan Wadi , Raymond Dieter III

Background: Both classical severe low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis (LFLG-AS) and severe normal-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis (NFLG-AS) patients undergo transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). However, few studies have compared outcomes between the two groups. Our study aimed to assess short term post-TAVI outcomes between classical LFLG-AS and NFLG-AS.

Review Article Open Access

EASI Monitoring: An Alternative to Conventional Electrocardiography in the Recording of Ventricular Tachycardia

Mauro Buelga Suárez , Lorena Piña Astete , Miguel Cayetano Amores Luque , Jesús García Montalvo , Ana Tur Sainz , Nerea Peñaranda Romero , Patricia Rodríguez Sánchez , María Irene Muñoz Gómez , Gonzalo Luis Alonso Salinas

This study compares the EASI monitoring setting with the conventional 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) in patients experiencing ventricular tachycardia (VT) episodes. The results revealed that the EASI monitoring setting demonstrated a VT morphology that closely resembled that of the conventional ECG in the majority of cases. This finding suggests that EASI monitoring could serve as a valuable alternative in situations where obtaining a conventional ECG is either risky or not feasible.

Case Report Open Access

COVID Pneumonia, Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, QRS Fragmentation, and Electrocardiographic Wavy Triple or Yasser's Sign in Hodgkin Lymphoma-Prognostic Influence and Serious Outcome

Yasser Mohammed Hassanain Elsayed

The COVID-19 virus with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has a remarkable effect on morbidity and mortality. Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is a category of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) that may represent a primary cardiac manifestation of COVID-19 disease. The QRS-complex fragmentation had been considered a hallmark of structural heart disease. Wavy triple, an electrocardiographic sign (Yasser’s sign) is a new specific diagnostic sign and therapeutic guide for hypocalcemia.