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Telemetry Tips Part 3: Electrical Artifacts
Electrical artifacts – or measured cardiac potentials that are not related to electrical activity of the heart – can mimic a wide range of arrhythmias and are seen in 100% of patients on telemetry.Telemetry Tips Part 1: Atrial Flutter and Atrial Tachycardia
Atrial flutter & atrial tachycardia with 2:1 and 1:1 AV conduction is mistakenly called "sinus tachycardia" and is often missed.Treatment for Urethral Stricture
Michael Metro, MD, Fox Chase-Temple Urologic Institute Provider, explains the symptoms and causes of urethral strictures -- a narrowing of the urethra, most typically within the area underneath the scrotum -- and how they are diagnosed and treated at Temple.Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty (BPA) Overview
Dr. Riyaz Bashir, Director, Vascular and Endovascular Medicine at Temple Health explains the applications for Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty, or BPA.Diagnosis and Treatment of Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is a respiratory disorder resulting in multisystem dysfunction. This program will review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and mortality of this disorder. Current treatment recommendations as put forth by the American Thoracic Society Assembly on Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology will be presented, including a comprehensible treatment algorithm.Referral Protocol for Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart Failure, and CTEPH Program at Temple
When it comes to identifying and treating the complex causes of pulmonary hypertension and its and affiliated conditions, the Temple Heart & Vascular Institute is the clear choice for your patients.Aortic Dissection
Aortic dissection involving the ascending aorta (type A) is a life-threatening emergency that should usually be treated surgically. In type A dissections, mortality can be up to 80%, and can be reduced to 10-20% through surgical treatment.Advanced Diagnosis and Therapy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) in 20-year-old patient
A healthy, 20-year-old male from Georgia began suffering from shortness of breath, chest pain, and syncope. Patient had no known history of DVT or PE, but a CT scan revealed 'extensive pulmonary emboli.'Advanced Diagnosis and Therapy for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Chronic Blood Loss Anemia
78-year-old Temple Heart & Vascular patient regains life with WATCHMAN deviceSuccessful Surgical Repair of Giant Left Ventricular Aneurysm With Porcelain Left Ventricle
Dr. Kewal Krishan, a senior cardiac surgeon at Temple Health, reviews successful repair of calcific left ventricular aneurysm with with porcelain ventricle.Advanced Diagnosis and Therapy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) in 69-year-old Patient
Paul B. was 69 years old when he sought out care in 2017 for worsening shortness of breath that was limiting his daily activities.Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction in Patients with Advanced Emphysema
As part of the Pulmonology On Air 2022 Global Event, Gerard Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP, Director of the Temple Lung Center, demonstrates a LIVE endobronchial valve placement on a patient with advanced homogenous emphysema.