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TCT Abstracts Use NCDR Data to Evaluate Site Volume and Failure to Rescue, Impact of CAD and Revascularization, More

American College of Cardiology

Several abstracts presented at TCT 2024, taking place Oct.

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Takotsubo syndrome following mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair: a case report and literature review

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

This knowledge gap may result in under-recognition and subsequent delays in diagnosis.Case summaryA 76-year-old female was scheduled in our department for mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER). Subsequent assessment revealed TTS.

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Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Providing State-of-the-Art Medtronic APOLLO Clinical Trial Treating Heart Valve Disease

DAIC

Many patients with symptoms of mitral regurgitation are not candidates for open heart surgery due to their advanced age or competing comorbidities, nor are they candidates for the only alternative, the MitraClip device. One of the valves is called the mitral valve. National Library of Medicine website, visit [link].

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A 60-something with Syncope, LVH, and convex ST Elevation

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

There was no chest pain or SOB at the tim of the ECG: Computerized QTc is 464 ms A previous ECG from 8 years prior was normal. Absence of chest pain or SOB at the time of the ECG is important; had the patient had active chest pain, I would have recommended at least an emergency formal echo, if not cath lab activation.

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Pulmonary Edema, Hypertension, and ST Elevation 2 Days After Stenting for Inferior STEMI

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He had no chest pain. The computer read is: **Acute MI ** The protocol for prehospital activation in the EMS system that this patient presented to requires 2 elements: 1) Chest pain 2) A computer read of **Acute MI ** Only 1 of 2 was present, so there was no prehospital activation. The patient was transported to the ED.

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Cardiac arrest, LBBB with STEMI on the ECG, but no Acute Coronary Syndrome!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He did not state he had chest pain, but, then again, he couldn't remember anything. The structure at the bottom that is moving is the mitral valve, with anterior and posterior leaflets. This 80 year old with a history of CABG had a cardiac arrest. There is concordant ST elevation in all inferior leads.

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A young patient with diminishing pain with a subtle but diagnostic ECG.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Case A 39-year-old male without prior medical history presents with chest pain that started 2 hours prior to presentation. He says that the pain intensity was 10/10 at home but now about 4/10. Despite the clinical stability and decreasing pain, this patient needs an immediate angiogram. Here are his publications.)