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Three-Dimensional CT for Preprocedural Planning of PCI for Ostial Right Coronary Artery Lesions: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Geographic stent-ostium mismatch is an important predictor of target lesion failure after percutaneous coronary intervention of an aorto-ostial right coronary artery lesion.

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Normal ACS care, everything by the book! But normal ACS care could be much better. This post explains everything.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The patient was given aspirin 325 mg and laboratory workup was initiated. Nevertheless, the operator performed intravascular ultrasound and saw erupted calcium nodule consistent with plaque erosion. Initial high sensitivity troponin I (hsTnI) was 41 ng/L (reference: 35 ng/L). Echocardiogram showed inferior hypokinesis.

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