alphaoverlord

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by alphaoverlord 3y ago
I don’t think the examples shown reflect an element of critique.
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by alphaoverlord 3y ago
The nordicc trial was published last year. This is recent results, trials with 10 year followup take a long time to run. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2208375
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by alphaoverlord 4y ago
If you have complete AV block, a leadless pacemaker is less good than one with multiple leads, since it allows pacing multiple chambers and maintaining synchrony between A and V.
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AI for assessing heart function better than clinicians in blinded clinical trial(tctmd.com)
3 points by alphaoverlord 4y ago|0 comments
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by alphaoverlord 5y ago
Not all treatments are equally likely as well. Given how good dietary science is outside of cancer, less optimistic at rigorous studies in this area.
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by alphaoverlord 5y ago
It’s a research dataset, similar to MNIST or CIFAR. Stanford does not want to be in the business of monetizing patient data, so it restricts commercial use.
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by alphaoverlord 5y ago
With AIMI, we released EchoNet-Dynamic, the largest open dataset of echocardiograms (cardiac ultrasounds) and expert cardiologist labels as part of a paper published last year. The dataset went through a rigorous review to make sure no iden
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by alphaoverlord 5y ago
There are definitely doctors who will space it out if you’re stable or do a phone refill
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by alphaoverlord 5y ago
I have absolutely nothing against CGMs, but the author confounds measurement error (which can happen in both blood tests as well as subcutaneous measurement which a CGM does), thresholding on a population level (I doubt anyone thinks an A1c
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by alphaoverlord 5y ago
I think number of launches was used as a proxy for number of satellites launched in the last month - more satellites/launch shouldn't impact it that much.
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GSB designates MBA, MSx degrees as STEM(stanforddaily.com)
1 points by alphaoverlord 6y ago|0 comments
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Video-based AI for beat-to-beat assessment of cardiac function(nature.com)
3 points by alphaoverlord 6y ago|0 comments
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by alphaoverlord 7y ago
Medical doctors at universities and medical schools generally make 50% of salaries for private practice.
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by alphaoverlord 8y ago
Less, it’s not on label for aortic regurgitation, only aortic stenosis.
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by alphaoverlord 8y ago
As a physician, I can say that is not true
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by alphaoverlord 9y ago
Anti-inflammatory drugs do reduce risk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canakinumab http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1707914
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by alphaoverlord 9y ago
Not op but cortisol is elevated in "just stress" as well as critical illness. An elevated cortisol is not a diagnostic test that can deferentiate between a serious medical problem and stress.
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by alphaoverlord 9y ago
For the uninitiated, could you explain the difference?
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by alphaoverlord 9y ago
Yes, but that does not require complicated structures like blood vessels. Embryos and ova are small enough to grow on cell culture in which diffusion is enough to provide oxygen and nutrients, with only the need to replace culture fluid eve
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by alphaoverlord 9y ago
Would you want someone to get you water from a sink? With a tiny cup meant for spitting? Most doctors offices have water coolers or bottled water that they can give you. They probably didn't want to interrupt the flow of the exam and a
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Opening a new chapter of my work in AI – Andrew Ng resigns from Baidu(medium.com)
3 points by alphaoverlord 9y ago|1 comments
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by alphaoverlord 10y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_Lyme_disease Chronic Lyme is very controversial and likely not the true etiology
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by alphaoverlord 10y ago
All three links are about the same small startup that is being funded by SBIR through the NIH, which is all about trying to give seed funding for experimental technology. The patents are listed on their website and links don't show any
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by alphaoverlord 10y ago
It is not true that ultrasound is used to power pacemakers. Citation definitely needed.
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by alphaoverlord 10y ago
I'm going to be a cardiology fellow at Stanford in July, we use ultrasound often for both bedside informal exams as well as diagnostic echocardiogram. I've used handheld devices like the Lumify and Vscan, as well as the large trac
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by alphaoverlord 10y ago
The mycarelink is the interface for an implantable loop recorder. That is a small flash card sized device implanted in the chest for long term ecg monitoring. This is not a pacemaker or a defibrillator but rather only monitors the heart lon
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by alphaoverlord 10y ago
TTR amyloid most certainly is not the or even a major cause of death in older adults. While associated with cardiomyopathy and nephropathy and etc, it's not associated with coronary artery disease, stroke, or cancer - the main drivers
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by alphaoverlord 10y ago
I see this as Ubers endgame- it doesn't have to beat lyft or other rideshare options, it has to outlast insolvent public transportation options and fickle taxpayers and be the biggest network such that they can get these government con
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by alphaoverlord 10y ago
I had a good experience on American Airlines. Volunteered when the announcement was made and had flight attendants that were attentive, helpful, and appreciative of my help. I didn't ask for anything but they thanked me as I left the p
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by alphaoverlord 10y ago
One explanation can be expanding criteria and/or earlier diagnosis. Earlier diagnosis, even with the same treatment efficacy, will lead to records of improved survival, and expanding criteria of particular diagnoses will often identify

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