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Predictive Effect of Atypical Right Bundle‐Branch Block on In‐Hospital Sudden Cardiac Death and Cardiac Rupture and Long‐Term Prognosis in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Journal of the American Heart Association

ConclusionsARBBB is a predictor of inhospital SCD, CR, and 2year major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in patients with firstepisode acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with a drugeluting stent. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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BIDMC-led Trial Leads to FDA approval of Coronary Drug-coated Balloons

DAIC

suggest that the drug-coated balloon offers an effective treatment strategy for the management of coronary in-stent restenosis, or blockages recurring within previously placed stents. In particular, patients with multiple prior stents have very poor long-term outcomes.

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Medtronic Launches the Avalus Ultra Valve Engineered for Ease of Use at Implant and Lifetime Patient Management

DAIC

Eventually, this causes the heart to weaken and function poorly, which may lead to heart failure and increased risk for sudden cardiac death. Surgical aortic valve replacement with a stented pericardial bioprosthesis: 5-year outcomes. 2 Based on internal document D00437207, Avalus Ultra Design Concept.

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Medtronic Launches the Avalus Ultra Valve Engineered for Ease of Use at Implant and Lifetime Patient Management

DAIC

Eventually, this causes the heart to weaken and function poorly, which may lead to heart failure and increased risk for sudden cardiac death. Surgical aortic valve replacement with a stented pericardial bioprosthesis: 5-year outcomes. 2 Based on internal document D00437207, Avalus Ultra Design Concept.

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VF arrest at home, no memory of chest pain. Angiography non-diagnostic. Does this patient need an ICD? You need all the ECGs to know for sure.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Given the presentation, the cardiologist stented the vessel and the patient returned to the ICU for ongoing critical care. This is a critically important determination because of the 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guidelines for Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death.

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Role of genetic polymorphisms in clopidogrel response variability: a systematic review

Open Heart

Introduction Clopidogrel is a P2Y 12 inhibitor that has become a mainstay treatment following percutaneous intervention with drug-eluting stent placement to decrease restenosis and its potential complications, including sudden cardiac death and ischaemic strokes in patients with significant vascular disease.

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Something Winter This Way Comes

EMS 12-Lead

Otherwise, no admission of CAD, HLD, or family history of sudden cardiac death. One stent was deployed with restorative TIMI-0 flow. He described the pain as “nagging,” and equally not exacerbated by any kind of movement. However, when the Troponin I returned 8.4 The red arrow shows a 90% LAD occlusion at the D1 branch.

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