DAIC
APRIL 16, 2024
While PCI, which includes both angioplasty and stenting, is one of the most common operations in the world, it does carry a small (about 1-2%) but significant risk of death. The research team analyzed deaths after PCI occurring at 39 Michigan hospitals participating in BMC2 between 2012 and 2014.
DAIC
JUNE 12, 2024
and an investigator in the VIVID study , which contributed to the device’s FDA approval – successfully used the Duo Venous Stent System for the first time outside of a clinical trial. Duo Hybrid has a distinct integrated design that combines multiple zones of differing mechanical properties into a single stent [3].
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
DECEMBER 13, 2024
A total of 9,905 publications from 67 countries were published from 1 January 2014, to 1 March 2024. A total of 2,142 (29.52%) studies were from the United States, 1,293 (13.05%) were from China, and 919 (9.28%) were from the United Kingdom. Abdominal aortic aneurysm was the most frequently used author keyword (2,492).
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
MARCH 3, 2025
BackgroundCoronary artery disease is a global health concern that necessitates treatments, such as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents (DES). QCA and OCT were used to evaluate the lumen diameter, cross-sectional areas and stent apposition or coverage. OCT images of 61 participants were available.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 18, 2024
Written by Jesse McLaren A 70 year old with prior MIs and stents to LAD and RCA presented to the emergency department with 2 weeks of increasing exertional chest pain radiating to the left arm, associated with nausea. 2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes. Amsterdam et al.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Both the outdated 2014 AHA/ACC guidelines and the updated 2023 ESC guidelines recommend immediate invasive management of patients with uncontrolled chest pain. Here is the angiogram after stent placement. 2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with non–ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes. Kontos, M. Levine, G.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2023
The note also says "slight lateral ST elevations noted, likely early repolarization since unchanged compared to 2014." Just before 10 AM, the patient received a stent to the culprit OM. We know that today's patient has had prior inferior OMI with stenting of his proximal RCA ~3 years earlier. Peak troponin was 12 ng/mL.
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