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A Tough ECG, But Learn From It!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

These patients have worse outcomes: higher mortality, more CHF, higher biomarkers, and worse ejection fractions than the NonSTEMI patients with open arteries. Am Heart J December 2014; 168:884-90. == MY Comment , by K EN G RAUER, MD ( 12/6 / 2023 ): == Even a decade ago — Dr. This is because of subtle ECG findings. Marti D et al.

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Occlusion myocardial infarction is a clinical diagnosis

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Both the outdated 2014 AHA/ACC guidelines and the updated 2023 ESC guidelines recommend immediate invasive management of patients with uncontrolled chest pain. The ESC states that patients with suspected ACS should go to the cath lab in <2 hours "regardless of ECG or biomarker evidence of MI!!" Kontos, M. Levine, G. Liebson, P.

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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 Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023 Carlos Diaz-Castrillion Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The Society (..)

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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 (..)