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Occlusion myocardial infarction is a clinical diagnosis

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Occlusion myocardial infarction is a clinical diagnosis Written by Willy Frick (@Willyhfrick). Here is the angiogram after stent placement. The patient suffered a large infarct. St depression in lead AVL differentiates inferior st-elevation myocardial infarction from pericarditis. Circulation , 130 (25).

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Comparing the Efficacy of Sirolimus and Paclitaxel-Eluting Balloon Catheters in the Treatment of Coronary In-Stent Restenosis: A Prospective Randomized Study (TIS 2 Study)

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Current therapy for in-stent restenosis (ISR) is based on drug-eluting stents (DES) or drug-eluting balloon catheters. mm), except in the post hoc subanalysis for the BMS-ISR group (0.203 mm [95% CI, 0.584 to 0.178]).

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Optimal Minimal Stent Area and Impact of Stent Underexpansion in Left Main Up-Front 2-Stent Strategy

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Volume 17, Issue 1 , Page e013006, January 1, 2024. BACKGROUND:We previously reported the use of minimal stent area to predict angiographic in-stent restenosis after drug-eluting stent implantation for unprotected left main (LM) disease. P=0.15), 8.3 P=0.02), and 5.7

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Optical Coherence Tomography vs. Angiography Alone to Guide PCI for Complex Lesions: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print. Endpoints included major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), cardiac death, myocardial infarction (MI), periprocedural MI, all-cause mortality, stent thrombosis (definite or probable), and target vessel revascularization (TVR).

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Institutional Coronary Artery Bypass Case Volumes and Outcomes European Journal of Heart Failure October 2023 Makoto Mori Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023 Carlos Diaz-Castrillion Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The Society (..)

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Institutional Coronary Artery Bypass Case Volumes and Outcomes European Journal of Heart Failure October 2023 Makoto Mori 1 Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023 Carlos Diaz-Castrillion 2 Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The (..)

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Patient is informed of her husband's death: is it OMI or it stress cardiomyopathy?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

After stent deployment, we often see improvement in the ST-T within seconds or minutes. Here is the final angiogram following placement of a stent in the ostial RCA. 2:04 PM, post stent deployment You can see that even after complete restoration of flow, the ECG still looks terrible, V most of all. SanzRuiz, R., Solis, J., &