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50 Shades of T

EMS 12-Lead

Troponin I returned 80 ng/mL, and the Cath Lab was then reactivated where a 100% LAD occlusion was found and stented. ACE inhibitors, or potassium-sparing diuretics), are particularly susceptible. The nearest PCI center was activated but ultimately denied by Cardiology.

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A man in his 70s with chest pain during a bike ride

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The patient stated he had a long history of well-controlled hypertension for which he was compliant with his ACE-inhibitor. Slow TIMI 2 initially with brisk flow status post percutaneous coronary intervention with 18mm drug-eluting stent. He was also treated for erectile dysfunction but had not taken any medications recently.

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The Management of Chronic Disease

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

These include ACE inhibitors (and now a medication called Entresto), beta blockers, Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists and now a new class of anti-diabetic medications called SGLT2 inhibitors and ideally wherever possible the patient should try and take a little of all of them as opposed to taking lots of one and none of the others.