Several papers are discussed including the CARP (Coronary Artery Revascularisation Prophylaxis) trial, examining the role, if any, of preoperative coronary revascularisation and a study examining the heart rate in the intensive care unit (ICU) population. We also take a look at infections in the ICU with particular regard to a recent study which examined isolating patients with methicillin-resi...

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction Women who suffer Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) have worse prognosis, with higher mortality and more complications. These results might be partially influenced by an older age a number comorbidities in women. Purpose The aim the study is to analyse gender differences among patients ACS admitted our Care Unit (CCU). Met...

OBJECTIVES To identify the main causes of stress in patients staying in a coronary unit and to assess the influence of noise levels on their perception of stress. METHODS This was a prospective, descriptive and quantitative study conducted between June and November 2009 in the Coronary Unit of the Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas. The Intensive Care Unit Environmental...

Two coronary prognostic indices for patients treated in a coronary care unit, namely the Norris Index and the Chapman-Gray Index were compared. Both were found to be reliable but the Chapman-Gray Index with its ready reckoner was more convenient and was subject to fewer subjective data.

Objective: To see lipid profile in patients of AMI having no other concomitant disease. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: Coronary Care Unit, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar. Period: July 2016 to January 2017. Material & Methods: One hundred newly diagnosed cases AMI, admitted coronary care unit, Hospital, Peshawar as emergency and 100 normal subjects were included the Sampling t...

All authors are employed at the Kingston General Hospital in Kingston, Ontario. Kathy Bally is a clinical instructor for the coronary care unit, cardiovascular laboratory, cardiology unit, and the cardiac devices clinic. Debbie Campbell is the regional cardiac care coordinator with the Cardiac Care Network and is project leader of multicenter trials in critical care. Kathy Chesnick is the profe...