Accomplishments During a Challenging Time [President’s Corner]

Myocardial cell protection : a challenging time for action and a challenging time for clinical research.

Left ventricular dysfunction, most often the consequence of coronary artery disease and acute myocardial infarction (MI) in our society, is the primary determinant of prognosis in coronary artery disease and the major cause of cardiac disability. The principles for cell protection have long been established: on one hand, metabolic preservation; on the other, restoration of flow. Reperfusion the...

A Letter from the Presidents

Hello and welcome to the first edition of the bimonthly STIMulus Newsletter. STIM (Students for Technology In Medicine) is a new student interest group dedicated to all things tech in medicine. One of our primary goals is to educate ourselves and our peers about all the latest and greatest happenings in the world of medical bio-tech, and come together to discuss the incredible advances that are...

Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Death: Closing the Constitution's Succession Gap

A challenging image during pacemaker implantation

Answer: p. 91 A 60-year-old female patient was admitted to our hospital with the complaints of syncope and palpitation. She had undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery 2 years previously and was not taking any medications at the time of presentation. Her electrocardiography on admission was in normal sinus rhythm. Twenty-four-hour Holter monitoring revealed frequent pauses up to 5 second...

Underwriting the presidents.

The United States has had 43 presidents. We examined whether they survive significantly longer or shorter than their contemporaries. We found that survival was better for presidents elected in the 1789-1841 and 1933-2001 periods (SMRs of 0.7 and 0.6, respectively), but worse for those elected in 1845-1929 (SMR = 2.9). We also found increased mortality during the years lived in office (SMR = 1.4...