Advanced ECG findings in STEMI

29 Aug

Appropriate cardiac cath lab activation: optimizing electrocardiogram interpretation and clinical decision-making for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Am Heart J. 2010 Dec;160(6):995-1003, 1003.e1-8. PMID 21146650 (free full text) This is a cracking paper that’s worth checking out, especially for the included appendix of ECG examples. … Read More »

Prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms, with emphasis on sex, age, comorbidity, country, and time period: a systematic review and meta-analysis Lancet Neurol 2011; 10: 626–36

27 Aug

Vlak MH, Algra A, Brandenburg R, Rinkel GJ. Prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms, with emphasis on sex, age, comorbidity, country, and time period: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Neurology 2011 Jul.;10(7):626–636. PMID 2164128  With all the talk of how we … Read More »

Sensitivity of computed tomography performed within six hours of onset of headache for diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage: prospective cohort study BMJ 2011;343:d4277

25 Aug

Perry JJ, Stiell IG et al Sensitivity of computed tomography performed within six hours of onset of headache for diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage: prospective cohort study. BMJ 2011 Jul.;343(jul18 1):d4277–d4277. PMCID 21768192 This paper has rightly received a lot of attention … Read More »