Heart HQ - Episode 13: Christmas! Fun Facts About the Heart. For example, did you know that more heart attacks occur on Christmas Day than any other day of the year? And that our heart beats around 100,000 times a day?
Heart HQ - Episode 11: Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure. The LAA is a small thumb-sized pouch near the top of your heart. In AF, an LAA closure procedure may be an alternative to lifelong anticoagulation
Heart HQ - Episode 11: Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure. The LAA is a small thumb-sized pouch near the top of your heart. In AF, an LAA closure procedure may be an alternative to lifelong anticoagulation
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a transient wall motion abnormality of the left ventricular apex associated with severe emotional or physical stress that usually resolves completely
63 yr old female who presented with a 3 day history of colicky right upper quadrant abdominal pain. She is normally fit and well and has no prior past medical history. Describe and interpret this ECG. LITFL Top 100 ECG
Catecholamine excess, or 'sympathetic overload', may be harmful in critically ill patients, including those with septic shock. Catacholamine excess is associated with specific conditions such as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
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