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Abstract 4140682: Clinical Case: Flipping the Script: Tackling CAD in Dextrocardia During Cardiac Catheterization

Circulation

Patients usually have a normal life expectancy unless other structural heart diseases are present. After guidewire crossing, balloon angioplasty was performed, and a drug-eluting stent was deployed. Introduction:Dextrocardia is a rare congenital condition where the heart's apex points to the right, with an incidence of about 0.01%.

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BioCardia’s CardiAMP Cell Therapy Chronic Myocardial Ischemia Trial Results Show Patient Benefits in Important Outcomes

DAIC

Results from the open label roll-in cohort of patients having chronic myocardial ischemia with refractory angina showed an average increase in exercise tolerance of 107 seconds and an average of 82% reduction in angina episodes at the primary six-month follow-up endpoint compared to before receiving the study treatment.

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25th Anniversary of a landmark study in coronary revascularization

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

One clue : We do prescribe this drug every day and it beats angioplasty. Aggressive lipid-lowering therapy compared with angioplasty in stable coronary artery disease. This conclusion is explicitly illustrated here, and the dramatically dissociated Kaplan and Myers would tell the whole story. N Engl J Med.

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Rise of the Lysenkoist Cardiologists

Dr. Anish Koka

Diamond and Forrester accomplished this by first establishing the prevalence of coronary artery disease based on how clinically likely patients with chest pain symptoms were found to have coronary disease based on a coronary angiogram. years of age, P <0.001), cerebral or peripheral artery disease (6.2%

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A 30-something woman with intermittent CP, a HEART score of 2 and a Negative CT Coronary Angiogram on the same day

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A CT Coronary angiogram was ordered. Here are the results: --Minimally obstructive coronary artery disease. --LAD No signs for aortic dissection or pulmonary embolus. --"Results were discussed with the ordering physician. --The ramus artery was normal in appearance and free of obstructive disease. --The

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How does Acute Total Left Main Coronary occlusion present on the ECG?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Furthermore, among 35 patients with acute left main coronary artery occlusion, 9 presented with RBBB (mostly with LAFB) on the admission ECG. Beware crescendo angina in patient with known CAD ST Elevation in aVR Case 7. Everolimus-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease.