The Clinical Profile of Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Presenting to the Emergency Department at a Tertiary Care Hospital in India.

Background Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) poses a significant burden on healthcare systems globally, including in India, due to its high morbidity and mortality rates. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics of patients presenting with ADHF to the emergency department (ED) of a tertiary care hospital in India. Methodology This observational study was conducted at Dr.

Yamaguchi Syndrome: An Important Consideration in the Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain in the Emergency Department.

Non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ApHCM), also referred to as Yamaguchi syndrome, is a type of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) characterized by significant thickening of the left ventricular apex without blockage in the left ventricular outflow tract. It is a very rare variant of HCM. Patients with non-obstructive HCM often experience symptoms such as chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath, and syncope, which may resemble those seen in various cardiovascular and non-cardiac conditions.

The Use of High-Flow Nasal Cannula in the Emergency Department and a Comparison of Its Efficacy With Noninvasive Ventilation.

Background:  High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygenation has emerged as a convenient and handy oxygenation mode over the past few years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. HFNC is designed to provide humidified oxygen at high flow rates to subjects in a much more patient-compliant method. Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been a powerful tool in treating dyspneic patients of different etiologies, yielding positive outcomes over many decades.