Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

3% sodium alginate solution was cast into a stenosis mold and crosslinked in a 40% calcium chloride. After angioplasty (Gateway PTA Balloon Catheter 3.5x20mm, Boston Scientific) and stenting (Wingspan 2.5mmx15mm, Stryker) were performed the residual stenosis was <10% (Figure 1).

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Cardiology Update

MARCH 25, 2024

Trials included were: SYNTAX (TAXUS Drug-Eluting Stent Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for the Treatment of Narrowed Arteries), PRECOMBAT (Bypass Surgery Versus Angioplasty Using Sirolimus-Eluting Stent in Patients With Left Main Coronary Artery Disease), NOBLE (PCI vs. CABG in the Treatment of Unprotected Left Main Stenosis), and EXCEL [Evaluation (..)

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

JANUARY 25, 2024

Most neurointerventionalists (91%) diagnose ICAS‐LVO after a continued or recurrent occlusion or by the presence of fixed focal stenosis after multiple mechanical thrombectomy attempts. Most respondents (86%) preferred acute treatment of ICAS‐LVO with rescue stenting (RS)±angioplasty.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Treatment of ICAS‐LVO with rescue stenting and/or angioplasty has shown promising outcomes, but diagnosing ICAS‐LVO during MT can be challenging [2, 3]. Most neurointerventionalists (91%) diagnose ICAS‐LVO after a continued or recurrent occlusion or by the presence of fixed focal stenosis (FFS) after multiple MT attempts.

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Circulation

MARCH 11, 2024

The aim of this study was to investigate outcomes in patients with left main disease with and without diabetes undergoing PCI versus CABG.METHODS:Individual patient data were pooled from 4 trials (SYNTAX [TAXUS Drug-Eluting Stent Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for the Treatment of Narrowed Arteries], PRECOMBAT [Bypass Surgery Versus Angioplasty (..)

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Dr. Anish Koka

JULY 23, 2023

Dormu performed an aortogram of the bilateral lower extremity with bilateral iliac runoff, which revealed a 90% stenosis of the right superficial femoral artery and 100% occlusion of all three tibial vessels. These studies revealed an 80% stenosis of the left superficial femoral artery and 100% occlusion of all three tibial vessels.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

A comparison of electrocardiographic changes during reperfusion of acute myocardial infarction by thrombolysis or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Here are other very interesting posts: Wellens' syndrome: to stent or not? Am Heart J. 2000;139:430–436. Pattern B — was the more common form in the original Wellens’ report.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Patient underwent emergent mechanical thrombectomy with ADAPT to TICI3 revascularization with future plan for possible angioplasty and stenting of R vertebral stenosis. CT perfusion was without mismatch. Subsequently admitted to neurocritical care unit and treated with dual antiplatelet therapy.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Recent literature has demonstrated that the Resolute Onyx Zotarolimus‐Eluting stent (RO‐ZES) is a technically safe option with low complication rates. Further prospective multicenter studies are needed to corroborate the findings and compare RO‐ZES directly with other stents. in the RO‐ZES group and 35.6% 8.96, p=0.001).ConclusionThe

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Dr. Anish Koka

MAY 16, 2023

Marked differences can be seen in the prevalence of coronary artery stenosis at autopsy by age and gender. In 30-39 year old women the rate of coronary stenosis at autopsy was 5/1,545 (0.3%) while 60-69 year old men had a prevalence of 12%, almost 40 times higher. The results of this dataset by age and gender follow.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 28, 2018

Characteristic electrocardiographic pattern indicating a critical stenosis high in left anterior descending coronary artery in patients admitted because of impending myocardial infarction. Wellens' original Papers : de Zwaan C, Bär FW, Wellens HJ. Am Heart J. 1982 Apr;103(4 Pt 2):730-6. de Zwaan C et al. Am Heart J. 2000 Mar;139(3):430-6.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Options include initial angioplasty and/or stenting of the cervical lesion followed by intracranial thrombectomy versus Dotter navigation of catheters through the cervical lesion to first target the intracranial LVO. The degree of cervical ICA stenosis following thrombectomy improved from 96.5%

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 10, 2023

LAD plaque with 0-25 percent stenosis. Given that the patient has had an abnormal elevated troponin, would suggest a Cardiology evaluation. --The LAD has moderate 40% ostial-proximal LAD stenosis and severe 90% mid LAD stenosis involving first diagonal branch. --The Now, with elevated troponins, Wellens' syndrome is likely.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 9, 2019

61,62) The interventional community defines occlusive LM disease as >50% by FFR, or ≥75% stenosis,(63) but urgent or emergent intervention on lesions not meeting these thresholds is only imperative if it is a thrombotic lesion and the patient has refractory ischemic symptoms (i.e. Widimsky P et al. TIMI 0/1 flow).(61,62) Knotts et al.

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