AF on the ITU and beyond…cardiology meets ICU!

I delivered a talk at the ACTACC 20204 meeting in Cardiff with my friend and colleague Nish Sall. We used Slido and interaction with the crowd of cardiothoracic anaesthetists/Intensivists, to scope opinions on practice when our patients suffer from Fast arrhythmias. There was a particular focus on new-onset AF. AOP Health sponsored the session -... Continue Reading →

July 10, 2024 0

Magnesium; the cure for all arrhythmias? #FOAMed #FOAMcc

We look at it daily on routine ICU bloods, it is used to help various acute conditions, it is always checked in the setting of cardiac arrhythmia....it burns with a glowing flame! We seem to obsess with keeping it’s serum level at the higher end of normal....is the fuss justified? It is true that hypomagnesaemia predisposes... Continue Reading →