Sex-Based Outcomes in Patients Undergoing WATCHMAN Device Implantation.

Sex-based disparities in outcomes are reported for various cardiovascular procedures. This study aimed to assess the difference in outcomes in patients who underwent WATCHMAN device implant based on sex. Patients who underwent WATCHMAN device placement, from 2016 to 2018, were identified from the National Inpatient Sample database.

Early Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Chemotherapeutic regimens have cardiotoxic properties and thorax irradiation is associated with accelerated coronary artery disease (CAD). There is limited data regarding the influence of cancer on outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), as cancer patients were not routinely included in the PCI trials. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the early outcomes of PCI between patients with active/historical cancer and patients without a cancer history.

Supraventricular tachycardia with the use of phentermine: case report and review of literature.

: A 34-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented to the hospital with sudden onset of palpitations with associated dyspnea and chest discomfort. She denied any similar previous episodes. Initial electrocardiogram (EKG) was consistent with a short R-P interval supraventricular tachycardia (SVT).

Marijuana-associated ST-elevation myocardial infarction: is this a benign drug.

Marijuana is the most commonly used psychoactive drug in the USA. A 35-year-old man with a medical history of marijuana abuse is admitted to the hospital due to crushing substernal chest pain. ECG shows evolving ST-segment elevation with a rise in cardiac enzymes, consistent with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.