I have always been late in the game in terms of catching up with social media. When I started college in Canada, it took some convincing before I joined Friendster as a way to keep in touch with friends and family in Southeast Asia. Friendster lost popularity soon after, thus I was not jumping on … Read more
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions always been inclusive of all cardiology specialties. Despite this breadth of science, each subspecialty in cardiology get enough depth to improve patient’s outcome. Trials of interventional nature had big presence at the Scientific Sessions 2017. The PRESERVE trial was one of the landmark studies presented at the sessions. The study … Read more
I was in medical school when the JAMA paper came out that reported superiority with sodium bicarbonate IV fluids over normal saline in preventing contrast-induced acute kidney injury. This was a Big Deal. Kidney injury is associated with prolonged hospital stays and increased risk of death. I recall carefully making a note of the exact … Read more