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What is the risk of ACS after PCI in a CTO related artery ?

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

DECISION-CTO,EURO-CTO,EXPLORE,IMPACTOR) Opening a CTO, for reasons other than angina (i.e. One more remote risk in CTO is, acute collateral shutdown causing STEMI/NSTEMI. for relief of dyspnea or improving functional capacity) is largely conjectural and based on randomly accrued data backed by poor interpretation.

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Look what happens when you advocate for your patient with a skeptical cardiologist.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He then provided some history: " Classic story for angina, few hours of crushing chest pain." I was using this post (below) to educate my scribe, maybe Ill send to the cardiologist, if Im feeling brave" 7 steps to missing posterior Occlusion MI, and how to avoid them. They do not recognize these patterns. Use the Queen of Hearts!!

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