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The Nation’s Heart: Guatemala

Global Cardiac Surgery

In Latin America, Guatemala ranks low in terms of health outcomes, and holds one of the highest infant mortality rates (24.5 In 1989, the Guatemalan Heart Institute was established on the campus of Roosevelt Hospital, fully functioning by all-Guatemalan teams.

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Radial vs Femoral: Redefining Success in Cardiac Catheterization Procedures

ADN Center of Excellence

Radial access, characterized by its distinct advantages, has emerged as a transformative approach, significantly impacting patient outcomes during coronary interventions. Exploring Patient Outcomes: Rigorous data analysis continues to underscore the favorable patient outcomes associated with radial access.

Anatomy 52
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Radial vs Femoral: Redefining Success in Cardiac Catheterization Procedures

ADN Center of Excellence

Radial access, characterized by its distinct advantages, has emerged as a transformative approach, significantly impacting patient outcomes during coronary interventions. Exploring Patient Outcomes: Rigorous data analysis continues to underscore the favorable patient outcomes associated with radial access.

Anatomy 52
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Abstract 4137708: Implementation of a Standard Hydration Protocol Improves Compliance of Pre-procedural Hydration, Reducing the Incidence of Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury (CI-AKI) After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

Circulation

This involved a standardized hydration protocol with direct education, continuous monitoring, and repeated internal feedback, reviewed monthly.

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How to Build Smart Cath Labs in 2022?

SoftCath

Discussing further, Catheterization Laboratory, also called Cath Lab, is a medical examination room where angiogram, angioplasty, ablation, and implantation of pacemaker are carried out. This includes treatment of more patients, doing so more securely and with better clinical success. Building Smart Cath Labs is highly related to it.

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Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Management of the Comatose Adult Patient With an Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death, accounting for ≈50% of all cardiovascular deaths. The prognosis of such individuals is poor, with <10% surviving to hospital discharge. Circulation, Ahead of Print.

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

European Journal of Heart Failure

Abstract Objectives This study aimed to assess the impact of anemia and iron deficiency (ID) on clinical outcome in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) complicating acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Nevertheless, data concerning the impact of anemia and ID on clinical outcome in patients with CS are scarce.