Volume 28 - Issue 7 - July 2020
Case Report
07/06/2020
Ziad A. Ali, MD, DPhil
Angio-derived FFR is basically an extension of computational fluid dynamics, whereby a computational algorithm creates a virtual FFR by evaluating certain parameters of the angiogram, such as the length of the lesion, diameter of the...
Angio-derived FFR is basically an extension of computational fluid dynamics, whereby a computational algorithm creates a virtual FFR by evaluating certain parameters of the angiogram, such as the length of the lesion, diameter of the...
Angio-derived FFR is basically...
07/06/2020
Cath Lab Digest
07/06/2020
Trent Foust, MBA, BSN, RN, RCIS
Most cardiac patients fall under the high-risk category for AKI. Heart failure, ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), cardiogenic shock, chronic kidney disease (CKD), age, and diabetes contribute to the higher incidence of kidney...
Most cardiac patients fall under the high-risk category for AKI. Heart failure, ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), cardiogenic shock, chronic kidney disease (CKD), age, and diabetes contribute to the higher incidence of kidney...
Most cardiac patients fall under...
07/06/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
07/06/2020
Ziad A. Ali, MD, DPhil; Hussein Rahim, MD
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in stable coronary disease can improve quality of life and may reduce type 1 MI.1 Identifying significant coronary lesions that will benefit from PCI can sometimes be challenging.
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in stable coronary disease can improve quality of life and may reduce type 1 MI.1 Identifying significant coronary lesions that will benefit from PCI can sometimes be challenging.
Percutaneous coronary...
07/06/2020
Cath Lab Digest
COVID-19 Concerns
07/06/2020
Sameer K. Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA
As cardiologists have wondered about the reasons for the decline in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) cases globally, our facility has remained busy, with the hospital registering only a mild decrease in the number of these cases. My...
As cardiologists have wondered about the reasons for the decline in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) cases globally, our facility has remained busy, with the hospital registering only a mild decrease in the number of these cases. My...
As cardiologists have wondered...
07/06/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
07/06/2020
Stavroula Psychari, MD; Athanasios Kotsakis, MD; Delia Vlad, MD; Ifigeneia Stergiouli, MD; Nikolaos Goulas, MD; Konstantina P. Bouki, MD; Anastasios Papaspyropoulos, MD
We describe the case of a 38-year-old woman with no traditional cardiovascular risk factors, presenting with myocardial infarction after a recent previous misdiagnosis of a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction as acute myocarditis.
We describe the case of a 38-year-old woman with no traditional cardiovascular risk factors, presenting with myocardial infarction after a recent previous misdiagnosis of a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction as acute myocarditis.
We describe the case of a...
07/06/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
07/06/2020
Juan Guzman Olea, MD; Gonzalo Tolosa Dzul, MD; Miguel Angel Rojas Carrera, MD; Gabriel Guzman Olea, MD
This case involves a 59-year-old male with a diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2-confirmed atypical pneumonia (Covid-19) under invasive mechanical ventilation, vasopressor support with norepinephrine, and hemodynamic surveillance with an arterial line...
This case involves a 59-year-old male with a diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2-confirmed atypical pneumonia (Covid-19) under invasive mechanical ventilation, vasopressor support with norepinephrine, and hemodynamic surveillance with an arterial line...
This case involves a 59-year-old...
07/06/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Anomalies
07/06/2020
Juan A. Siordia, MD; Christopher Angus, MD; Sundeep Shenoy, MD; Tushar Acharya, MD; Tom A. Lassar, MD
Abstract. Left main coronary artery atresia (LMCAA) is a rare entity that is not completely understood. This case presents an adult patient with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction after an emotional event, with incidentally discovered...
Abstract. Left main coronary artery atresia (LMCAA) is a rare entity that is not completely understood. This case presents an adult patient with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction after an emotional event, with incidentally discovered...
Abstract. Left main coronary...
07/06/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Suggested Technique
07/06/2020
Zoltan Varga, MD, PhD; Jacob M. Haiar; Kelly Jo Steffen, DO, MD; Marian S. Petrasko, MD, PhD
Abstract. Coronary artery bypass grafting continues to be a mainstay in treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease. Left internal mammary artery (LIMA) grafts have the highest long-term patency rates, but due to the anatomic location,...
Abstract. Coronary artery bypass grafting continues to be a mainstay in treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease. Left internal mammary artery (LIMA) grafts have the highest long-term patency rates, but due to the anatomic location,...
Abstract. Coronary artery bypass...
07/06/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical and Industry News
07/06/2020
A new study co-led by Simon Fraser University (British Columbia, Canada) health sciences professor Scott Lear provides further evidence of the link between depressive symptoms and an increased risk of heart disease and early death.1
The...
A new study co-led by Simon Fraser University (British Columbia, Canada) health sciences professor Scott Lear provides further evidence of the link between depressive symptoms and an increased risk of heart disease and early death.1
The...
A new study co-led by Simon...
07/06/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical and Industry News
07/06/2020
Medtronic plc reported new data from the Global SYMPLICITY Registry (GSR), which showed that renal denervation (RDN) with the Medtronic Symplicity Renal Denervation System significantly reduced blood pressure (BP) in uncontrolled hypertension...
Medtronic plc reported new data from the Global SYMPLICITY Registry (GSR), which showed that renal denervation (RDN) with the Medtronic Symplicity Renal Denervation System significantly reduced blood pressure (BP) in uncontrolled hypertension...
Medtronic plc reported new data...
07/06/2020
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