André Zimerman

TL;DR: Diuretic withdrawal did not result in neither increased self-perception of dyspnoea nor increased need of furosemide reuse, and diuretic discontinuation may deserve consideration in stable outpatients with no signs of fluid retention receiving optimal medical therapy.

TL;DR: Behavioral Heuristics in CABG In an analysis of Medicare data, patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction 2 weeks after, as compared with 2 weeks before, their 80th birthday were less likely to have a heart attack.

TL;DR: A large number of the questioned people believe that descriptions of suicide in the media might affect behavior and that the young might be more vulnerable to this effect.

TL;DR: Acute ingestion of high doses of caffeine did not induce arrh rhythmias in patients with systolic heart failure and at high risk for ventricular arrhythmias and exercise test-derived variables, such as ventricular and supraventricular premature beats, duration of exercise, estimated peak oxygen consumption, and heart rate, were not influenced by caffeine ingestion.

TL;DR: Serum lactate was an important prognostic biomarker in cardiogenic shock treated with temporary MCS and lactate clearance at 24 h were the strongest independent predictors of short-term survival.