Open Heart

MARCH 3, 2025

Background Drug-eluting stents (DESs) have become the gold standard of coronary angioplasty since their inception in 2002. vs 35.2%, p<0.001), the rate of acute stent thrombosis (ST) was significantly lower than in the BP-DES group (HR 0.240, 95% CI 0.075 to 0.766; p=0.016). Results Mean age was 67 years, with 75% male.

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CardiacWire

MARCH 2, 2024

The AGENT DCB is widely supported for its ability to address an unmet need for US cardiologists and patients, who have been limited to less-effective ISR treatments like repeat balloon angioplasty or additional stent layers. vs. 24.0%) Target vessel myocardial infarction (6.4% vs 12.3%) Stent thrombosis (0.0%

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

Repeat ECG while waiting for cath team, t = 56 min after arrival: It is getting worse Angiogram showed 99% acute proximal LAD thrombosis. So this ECG was immediately recorded: Indeed, as predicted, a patient with previous Wellens' waves who now definitely has chest pain has acute Occlusion, with new ST elevation in I, aVL, V2-V5.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

The lesion was intervened on with balloon angioplasty and had subsequent TIMI 3 flow. It was thought to be an in stent restenosis and thrombosis from a DES placed in the same region 6 months prior. There was initially TIMI 0 flow. His troponin I peaked at 97 ng/mL (very large MI!). What can we learn?

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