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Observership: Cardiac Surgery1 comment

Jason Booy wrote 3 weeks ago: In normal circumstances, I might have watched a movie on a Friday night. Two days ago, however, I sp … more →

Tags: Observerships, Phase IIb, Surgery, bypass surgery, CAD, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Coronary Artery Disease, observership

Beware of beating heart CABG : It is minimally invasive and minimally effective !

drsvenkatesan wrote 1 month ago: The NEJM’s breaks the  hidden truths about cardiopulmonary bypass in a beating  heart. The iro … more →

Tags: Cardiology - Clinical, Cardiology -Interventional -PCI, Cardiac Surgery, cardiology journal club, RCA, lad, NEJM, jacc, beating heart surgery

Financial Considerations for Health Events

msmargie wrote 2 months ago: Although every health event is specific, there are some that are considered necessary to include in … more →

Tags: supplemental health insurance, Financial Management, Insurance, heart attack, Stroke, Domestic Violence, physical abuse

Debators Parse the Data on PCI vs. CABG for Left Main Disease

ziaulhaque wrote 3 months ago: Key Points: Parity with CABG for hard endpoints suggests a broader role for PCI in LM disease SYNTAX … more →

Tags: Angioplasty, Left main Angioplasty, left main, PCI vs CABG

Revascularization can boost diastolic function, too

abe kakashi wrote 4 months ago: July 27, 2009 by Steve Stiles Perugia, Italy - Yes, diastolic function can improve after revasculari … more →

Tags: Invasive Cardiology, coronary heart disease, catheterization, ischaemic cardiomyopathy

Can we advice CABG for single vessel disease ?

drsvenkatesan wrote 7 months ago: Can we advice CABG for single vessel disease  ? Yes, CABG  may be indicated  in Critical , proximal … more →

Tags: Cardiac Surgery, PCI, RCA, lad, ptca, triple vessel disease, proximal lad, lcx, acc.aha

What is the most important criteria for doing a PCI in CAD ? The secret 6th criteria !

drsvenkatesan wrote 7 months ago: Scientifically ,  the  indication for coronary revascularisation   should be  based on following Pat … more →

Tags: PCI, ACS, stemi, cath lab, stent, primary pci, gruentzig, ptca, chronic stable angina

Isolated distal coronary artery disease : A newly recognised entity among CAD population.

drsvenkatesan wrote 1 year ago: Coronary artery disese  predominantly  occur in the proximal segments of coronary artery.The fact th … more →

Tags: cardiology- coronary care, PCI, Cardiology, CAD, atherosclerosis, ptca, Coronary Artery Disease, triple vessel disease, drsvenkaytesan

Can we suck out left ventricular apical clots with a suction catheter device in post MI patients?

drsvenkatesan wrote 1 year ago: LV clot formation is one of the important complications of acute myocardial infarction. Preventing t … more →

Tags: Cardiology -Interventional -PCI, Infrequently asked questions in cardiology (iFAQs), drsvenkatesan, ACS, stemi, Cardiology, Myocardial Infarction, Madras Medical College, LV clot

How I Spent the 4th.

Wanderer wrote 1 year ago: Getting the snot beat out of me… I don’t know if the guy who gave me this as a prize was … more →

Tags: When Things Go South, The Journey, Nursing, codes, ICU, Pain

Cardiac Stents, Angioplasty, By-Pass...virtually worthless.

batkinson wrote 1 year ago: My readings on individual autonomy and decision-making have been interrupted by the arrival of: Worr … more →

Tags: hadler, WORRIED SICK, nortin hadler, Cardiac, Angioplasty, stents

CABG: The Heart of the matter

western4uk wrote 1 year ago: CABG: The Heart of the matter (Executive Summary) from  the National Confidential Enquiry into Patie … more →

Tags: Grey Literature, Clinical Governance, Surgery, heart diseases, Quality, NHS, Cardiology, Outcomes, Gery Literature

Me. And my big mouth.4 comments

Wanderer wrote 1 year ago: I did something stupid the other week. Something I regretted doing. It wasn’t dangerous, didn … more →

Tags: The Journey, Isolation, c-difficile

Open Heart Surgery12 comments

aishel wrote 1 year ago: I really want to see an open heart surgery. Until that happens, I’ll have to be happy with tre … more →

Tags: acute care, hospital, Occupational Therapy, OT, phys dys, Precautions, Treatment, ADLS, coronary artery bypass graft

Seeker vs. Wanderer: The Rematch

Wanderer wrote 1 year ago: I knew this day would happen: he would come back to the floor. I recounted our last encounter here. … more →

Tags: The Journey, ICU, ETOH

How does coronary revascularisation improve LV dysfunction in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy ?

drsvenkatesan wrote 7 months ago: The answer to this question  is not  easy  , as   one  would tend to believe . In fact this question … more →

Tags: Cardiology - Clinical, cardiology- coronary care, Cardiac Surgery, CARDIAC DRUGS, PCI, myocardium, revascularisation, akinetic myocardium, lv dysfunction

Skiing, head injury and death: On the rise, especially among women

smnewsletters wrote 8 months ago: One of the most popular searches last week was basilar skull fracture. Were these prompted by curios … more →

Tags: Nervous system, Traumatic Brain Injury, Head injury, Skiing, Natasha Richardson, TBI, vasovagal syndrome, shingles, postherpetic neuralgia

A STICH in time do not save nine !

drsvenkatesan wrote 8 months ago: CABG is the most common cardiovascular surgery  done world wide . When the ventricle is dilated it i … more →

Tags: Cardiology - Clinical, Cardiology -Interventional -PCI, Cardiac Surgery, STICH TRIAL, STICH Hypothesis, ventricualr reduction surgery, ventricualr reconstruction surgery, dor procedure, Annals of thoracic surgery

Can coronary collaterals provide more blood flow than a CABG ?

drsvenkatesan wrote 8 months ago: Coronary collateral circulation is the most poorly understood, and often neglected concept among the … more →

Tags: PCI, lad, CTO, coronary collateral, coronary collateral circulation, toal lad, lad 100%, lad stump, rca to lad


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