JNC :: Journal of Neurocritical Care

2018 June 29 Management of Common Arrhythmia in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit
Cardiac arrhythmias are a common problem in the neurological intensive care unit and represent a major cause of ischemic stroke. Significant arrhythmias are most likely to occur in elderly patients. In this review, we focus on three arrhythmias: premature beats, atrial fibrillat...

2018 June 29 Acute Heart Failure and Its Management
The prevalence of heart failure (HF) is rapidly increasing throughout the world, and is closely associated with serious morbidity and mortality. In particular, acute HF is one of the main causes of hospitalization and mortality, especially in elderly individuals. In Korea, the s...

2018 June 29 Cardiovascular Biomarkers during Acute Periods of Ischemic Stroke due to Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation
Background: A subanalysis study of the ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 trial showed that cardiac troponin I, N-terminal proB-type natriuretic peptide, and D-dimer, were powerful predictors of cerebrovascular adverse events. We aimed to evaluate D-dimer and cardiac troponin I levels during the...