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El Camino Health Cardiologist Earns International Award for Achievements in Advancing Cardiovascular Field

DAIC

Andreas Grüntzig was a German cardiologist best known for being the first to develop successful balloon angioplasty for expanding lumens of narrowed arteries. It’s a celebration of the amazing innovation that has occurred in structural heart disease therapy over the last 20 years and I’m proud to be part of it.

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American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

DAIC

24: Joint American College of Cardiology/Journal of the American College of Cardiology Late-Breaking Clinical Trials (Session 402) Saturday, April 6 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

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

Circulation

Introduction:Dextrocardia is a rare congenital condition where the heart's apex points to the right, with an incidence of about 0.01%. Patients usually have a normal life expectancy unless other structural heart diseases are present. An intravascular ultrasound was also performed, which was negative for vessel dissection.

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Systematic approach to obtain axillary arterial access for pediatric heart catheterizations

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background Axillary arterial access (AAA) in pediatric heart catheterizations is undervalued. Methods We retrospectively reviewed children with congenital heart diseases (CHDs) who received trans-axillary arterial catheterizations between January 2019 and February 2023. Results We identified 30 patients (66.7% months (IQR, 0.3–5.4),

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A dialysis patient with nonspecific symptoms and pseudonormalization of ST segments

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

His ED cardiac ultrasound (which is not at all ideal for detecting wall motion abnormalities, and is also very operator dependent for this finding) was significant for depressed global EF. The lesion was intervened on with balloon angioplasty and had subsequent TIMI 3 flow. The patient's initial troponin I was 2.0 Herzog et al.

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Advanced Vascular Care

AMS Cardiology

These could be signs of vascular disease. According to the CDC, the prevalence of heart disease increases with age, eventually reaching 24.2% Our Diagnostic Services Include: Vascular Ultrasound Tech Services : Non-invasive imaging to assess circulation and detect blockages. in those 75 and older.