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Is there any hot spots in the heart that triggers primary VF following STEMI ?1 comment

drsvenkatesan wrote 2 months ago: Primary ventricular fibrillation is the number one killer in STEMI.It is  believed to occur  ( Rathe … more →

Tags: stemi, ventricular fibrillation

Early Intervention Helps Some NSTEMI Patients with Renal Dysfunction, but Not All

ziaulhaque wrote 3 months ago: Key Points: Patients with renal insufficiency benefit from early intervention Clinicians reluctant t … more →

Tags: Intervention surgery, Angioplasty, renal dysfunction, Early coronary intervention

Unusual seminars in cardiology :Ten simple ways to waste cardiology resources !

drsvenkatesan wrote 3 months ago: Do 64slice MDCT  in all patients who has  a coronary event and follow it up with catheter based CAG. … more →

Tags: Cardiology-Coronary artery disese, cardiology- coronary care, Cardiology -unresolved questions, Cardiology-Arrhythmias, Cardiology hypertension, PCI, stemi, Cardiology, ARBs

What is the mechanism of complete AV block in inferior MI ?

drsvenkatesan wrote 3 months ago: Conduction disturbance is a fairly common occurrence following  MI. Inferior STEMI is especially pro … more →

Tags: Cardiology -Interventional -PCI, cardiology- coronary care, cardiology -ECG, Cardiac Surgery, CARDIAC DRUGS, stemi, RCA, thrombolysis, lcx

Ignorance based cardiology :How often a coronary artery reject a stent ?

drsvenkatesan wrote 3 months ago: Fundamental principle  of  human biological system is to live in harmony with nature and environment … more →

Tags: Cardiology-Coronary artery disese, Infrequently asked questions in cardiology (iFAQs), cardiology- coronary care, Cardiology -unresolved questions, PCI, stemi, primary pci, NEJM, scai

Why inferior MI is considered "Inferior" ?2 comments

drsvenkatesan wrote 4 months ago: Myocardial infarction (STEMI)  occurs in two distinct arterial  territories .The anterior LAD circul … more →

Tags: Cardiology - Clinical, cardiology -ECG, Cardiology -Interventional -PCI, cardiology -Therapeutics, Cardiology -unresolved questions, cardiology- coronary care, cardiology-Anatomy, Cardiology-Arrhythmias, acc aha

Coronary hemodynamics in 100% occlusion ?

drsvenkatesan wrote 4 months ago: Total coronary artery occlusion is a common finding in CAD  especially in chronic stable angina. Nor … more →

Tags: Cardiology - Clinical, Cardiology -Interventional -PCI, cardiology -Therapeutics, Cardiology -unresolved questions, cardiology- coronary care, 100% lad, 100% rca, chronic total occlusion, Coronary Artery

Why we are not classifying NSTEMI ?

drsvenkatesan wrote 5 months ago: NSTEMI constitutes an important sub group of ACS. In fact it  forms the major  group. Real world dat … more →

Tags: cardiology -Therapeutics, ACS, Unstable Angina

Circadian variation in thrombolysis efficacy : Streptokinase works best in the evenings !

drsvenkatesan wrote 5 months ago: In  thrombolysis  of  STEMI ,  there is a   less  published ,  but   interesting observation . It is … more →

Tags: stemi, thrombolysis, circadian variation

"Benefit of doubt" and the "risk of doubt" in cardiac care"

drsvenkatesan wrote 5 months ago: When  a doctor is confronted by serious  doubt  ,  what will be the outcome for the patient  ? Can  … more →

Tags: Cardiology - Clinical, PCI, ACS, stemi, thrombolysis, ethics, primary pci, EBM, NEJM

Therapeutic issues in STEMI :Persistent sinus tachycardia following thrombolysis

drsvenkatesan wrote 5 months ago: Sinus tachycardia in the early hours of STEMI is  a very common arrhythmia. This seemingly simple pr … more →

Tags: stemi

Sufferings of rich in modern medicare !

drsvenkatesan wrote 5 months ago: Poverty is the number one killer in this world . Malnutrition, infectious diseases  , poor maternal … more →

Tags: stemi, CAD, chronic stable angina, ethics in cardiology, courage study, BARI 2D, medical vs surgical, pci vs medical, ptca vs medical

Is there a low risk STEMI where primary PCI is contraindicated ?

drsvenkatesan wrote 5 months ago: Primary PCI  has proven to be the   best  option for management of STEMI . But it need to be  done v … more →

Tags: CARDIAC DRUGS, ACS, stemi, primary pci, Syntax

The wrong concepts in coronary spasm !

drsvenkatesan wrote 6 months ago: Coronary arterial spasm is a commonly discussed entity  in clinical cardiology. Originally described … more →

Tags: stemi, Angina, acute coronary syndrome, coronary artery spasm, prinzmetals angina, variant angina, what is coronary spasm ?, beta blockers and coronary spasm, Nitroglycerine

What is dfference between successful thrombolysis and successful reperfusion in STEMI ?

drsvenkatesan wrote 6 months ago: Thrombolytic therapy ,  has been  the specific treatment  for STEMI for  many decades. Primary PCI*  … more →

Tags: Cardiology - Clinical, Cardiology -Interventional -PCI, cardiology -Therapeutics, Cardiology -unresolved questions, cardiology -ECG, stemi, thrombolysis, primary pci, TPA

What is ischemic left ventricular failure ?1 comment

drsvenkatesan wrote 6 months ago: Apart from  acute  coronary syndrome,    cardiac  failure is   the most common clinical  presentatio … more →

Tags: Cardiology - Clinical, Cardiology -Interventional -PCI, cardiology -Therapeutics, Cardiology -unresolved questions, stemi, cardiac failure, Pulmonary Edema, ischemic lvf, left ventricualr failure

Is there a time window for rescue PCI ? Why we are not insisting on it ?

drsvenkatesan wrote 6 months ago: Failed thrombolysis is an important clinical  issue  in STEMI   as  successful thrombolysis  occurs  … more →

Tags: Cardiology -Interventional -PCI, cardiology -Therapeutics, cardiology -ECG, acute coronary syndrome, cardiogenic shock, chronic total occulusion, CTO, Cypher, Des

If ischemia is a powerful trigger for ventricular arrhythmias ,Why cardiac arrhytmias are less common in NSTEMI ?

drsvenkatesan wrote 6 months ago: Acute coronary syndrome is the commonest cardiac emergency. STEMI and NSTEMI are the two clinical li … more →

Tags: Cardiology - Clinical, ICD, dc shock, Ventricular Tachycardia, PACE, ischemic vt, lvot vt, ventricular fibrillation, NASPE

How good is Troponin T to rule out acute coronary syndrome in the emergency room ?

drsvenkatesan wrote 6 months ago: How good is Troponin T or I  to rule out acute coronary syndrome in the emergency room  when a  pati … more →

Tags: ACS, stemi, troponin, troponin t, troponin i, trop t, troponin t vs i


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