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

Wellnest

A completely blocked artery is located, a wire is inserted through it, the clot is sucked, the narrowing is widened with a balloon, and then a stent (stainless steel wire mesh) is placed to maintain consistent flow. Coronary angiography is performed under local anesthesia using the right arm without any cuts.

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What can you find with continuous ST monitoring in the ED?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

His initial high sensitivity troponin I returned at 1300 ng/L and given that his cardiac workup was otherwise unremarkable, a CT was obtained to evaluate for pulmonary embolism and aortic aneurysm or dissection but this too was unrevealing. Also: electrical instability, pulmonary edema, or hypotension. Another EKG was also obtained.