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Do you need to be a trained health care professional to diagnose subtle OMI on the ECG?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He learned more about the patient: A 77 year old female with a past medical history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented to the ED at around 0520 after waking up at 0400 with 10/10 chest heaviness radiating to both arms. There was a 100% proximal LAD occlusion that was opened and stented. The cath lab was activated.

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Abstract 192: Throwing The Kitchen Sink At Tandem Occlusions: A Safety Analysis

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Angioplasty and stenting typically require the administration of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors and/or dualā€antiplatelets which may increase the risk of hemorrhage in the setting of recent thrombolysis administration.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained patient registry at a comprehensive stroke center.

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Abstract 215: A Sweet Indicator: HbA1C and Thrombectomy Outcomes in Hispanics

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Patients included were of Hispanic origin presenting between 2012 and 2022 who underwent thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke. vs. 20.5%; p = 0.048) and stenting (28.4% Patients were separated into two groups depending on the presence poorly controlled diabetes defined as an HbA1C of 9.0% or greater.

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Acute OMI or "Benign" Early Repolarization?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Willy Frick A man in his 50s with a history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and prior inferior OMI status post DES to his proximal RCA 3 years prior presented to the emergency department at around 3 AM complaining of chest pain onset around 9 PM the evening prior. Peak troponin was 12 ng/mL. Tikkanen, J.

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A man in his 70s with acute chest pain and paced rhythm.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Edits by Meyers and Smith A man in his 70s with PMH of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes, CVA, dual-chamber Medtronic pacemaker, presented to the ED for evaluation of acute chest pain. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2012; 60(12):766-776. Sent by Pete McKenna M.D. Triage ECG: What do you think? I cannot be anything else.

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Part 1: Concepts, Indicator Variables, and Controversies The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2022 Arman Kilic Supplementing Existing Societal Risk Models for Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement With Machine Learning for Improved Prediction Journal of the American Heart Association November 2021 Jared Belle Strategies for Mechanical Right Ventricular (..)

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Institutional Coronary Artery Bypass Case Volumes and Outcomes European Journal of Heart Failure October 2023 Makoto Mori 1 Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023 Carlos Diaz-Castrillion 2 Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The (..)