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Radial vs Femoral: Redefining Success in Cardiac Catheterization Procedures

ADN Center of Excellence

These encompass perceived technical complexities, initial learning curve for practitioners transitioning from femoral to radial access, and considerations regarding access vessel size and patient anatomy variability. Overcoming Technical Hurdles: Mastery of radial access involves employing specific techniques and tools.

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Radial vs Femoral: Redefining Success in Cardiac Catheterization Procedures

ADN Center of Excellence

These encompass perceived technical complexities, initial learning curve for practitioners transitioning from femoral to radial access, and considerations regarding access vessel size and patient anatomy variability. Overcoming Technical Hurdles: Mastery of radial access involves employing specific techniques and tools.

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Variation in Vessel Size and Angiographic Outcomes Following Stent?Retriever Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke: STRATIS Registry

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Such medium or distal arterial segments have not been assessed with respect to thrombectomy devices used during endovascular therapy.

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Basics of Echocardiography

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Transcript of the video: Echocardiography is now not restricted to the echocardiographic laboratory. A good knowledge of the anatomy of the heart is needed for interpretation of images from each view. It is used in the emergency department, at bedside, in the intensive care unit as well as in the operating room.

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A "normal ECG" on a busy night

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

As was the more reliable laboratory troponin T (0.00 The anatomy and lead placement create very small voltage compared to the other main coronary distributions. More importantly, the benefit of intervention for OMI must be assumed to be maximal during the early stages before the troponin rises. Alas, it was of course negative.

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What can you find with continuous ST monitoring in the ED?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

ECG at 11 hours: No comment needed Given this EKG with diagnostic findings, his heparin infusion was stopped, and he was given a 5000 unit heparin bolus and 180 mg of ticagrelor while the cardiac catheterization laboratory was activated and interventional cardiology was emergently consulted.

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Normal ACS care, everything by the book! But normal ACS care could be much better. This post explains everything.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The patient was given aspirin 325 mg and laboratory workup was initiated. First in slow motion with a freeze frame with annotated vessel anatomy, then at normal speed. Initial high sensitivity troponin I (hsTnI) was 41 ng/L (reference: 35 ng/L). It is not clear what was done in response to this, if anything. Angiogram is shown below.

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