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FFR/iFR: Are the Published Cutoffs Applicable in Athletes?

American College of Cardiology

Invasive assessments of coronary physiology have revolutionized the approach to coronary revascularization in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.

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Management of Comatose Adults With OHCA: Key Points

American College of Cardiology

The following are key points to remember from an AHA Scientific Statement on cardiac catheterization laboratory management of the comatose adult patient with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

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Diagnostic performances of Nonhyperemic Pressure Ratios and Coronary Angiography-Based Fractional Flow Reserve against conventional Wire-Based Fractional Flow Reserve

Coronary Artery Disease Journal

Methods PubMed and Embase databases were systematically searched for peer-reviewed original articles up to 08/2022. Our results support a wider use of Angio-FFR in the cardiac catheterization laboratory to streamline our workflow for coronary physiologic assessment.

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Impact of preloading strategy with ticagrelor on periprocedural myocardial injury in patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction undergoing early invasive strategy

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Pretreatment with an oral P2Y12 receptor blocker (before coronary angiography) vs. treatment in the catheterization laboratory has been a matter of debate in patients presenting with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).

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Impact of Anemia and Iron Deficiency on Outcomes in Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction

European Journal of Heart Failure

Blood samples were collected in the catheterization laboratory during initial percutaneous coronary intervention. Clinical outcomes were compared in 4 groups of patients having neither anemia nor ID, against patients with anemia with or without ID and patients with ID only.

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The First 60 Minutes of a Heart Attack: The Golden Hour

Wellnest

This article delves into heart attack symptoms, golden hour, treatment & prevention. The only requirement is that it can be performed only in facilities with a cardiac catheterization laboratory and well-versed clinicians in this operation. In addition, additional forms of supportive therapy are undertaken simultaneously.