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First hs troponin I returned 108 minutes after ED arrival and was normal : (12 ng/L) _ No "upstream" P2Y12 were given in the ED ("upstream" means "before the angiogram "defines" the coronary anatomy). Angiography : --Culprit for the patient's unstable angina/Wellen syndrome is a ruptured plaque in the mid LAD. --As
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And finally, after placement of a stent in the LAD: Before and after: (Unfortunately, this resulted in the "jailing" of the septal branches behind the stent and probably some degree of plaque shift which is why they do not opacify well in the "after" shot. This was the cost of preventing infarction of the anterior wall.)
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In these patients there is no plaque triggered ACS. Strangely, we are also taught , “No ACS should be considered benign, until you see the coronary anatomy” I wish patients realise, how difficult it is to practice cardiology, for that matter any field of emergency medicine.
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First in slow motion with a freeze frame with annotated vessel anatomy, then at normal speed. Nevertheless, the operator performed intravascular ultrasound and saw erupted calcium nodule consistent with plaque erosion. As always I use the same color conventions for vessels as the rest of my angiography guide.
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