Background The optimal pre-participation screening strategy in competitive athletes is debated. Objective To evaluate the accuracy of cardiovascular screening in NCAA athletes using a standardized ...
Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, APA PsycInfo, Cochrane Library and grey literature sources. Study eligibility criteria Observational and experimental studies assessing a ...
Background Low socioeconomic status (SES) is linked to increased cardiovascular risk, but its association with carotid atherosclerosis in the general population is less well studied. We examined ...
The physical exam findings of aortic stenosis and how they can help in diagnosis and grading of aortic stenosis are the focus of this episode of AP Cardiology with host Andrew Perry, MD, joined by ...
Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the leading congenital cause of death in newborns worldwide. Approximately ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this video, Byron Williams III, MD, an associate professor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine ...
An S4 heart sound cannot be present during atrial fibrillation (atrial kick is required). An S3 heart sound cannot be present in the setting of severe mitral stenosis. An S3 heart sound can be present ...
This transcript has been edited for clarity. Molly Heublein, MD: Hi. I'm Dr Molly Heublein. Welcome to Curbsiders Teach, our Curbsiders family podcast on teaching in medical education. Era ...
AVNRT commonly affects young, healthy women without structural heart disease. 5 Common tachycardic risk factors include drug induction, caffeine, prior history of heart disease, alcohol use, stress, ...