Timely access to PCI saves lives in ACS with CS regardless of other facilities of treating hospital MD Bureau20 April 2022 9:45 AM ISTCardiogenic shock (CS) occurs in 6% to 10% of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and remains the most common cause of in-hospital mortality...
FFR-guided PCI No Better Than CABG in Improving QOL: FAME 3 Trial MD Bureau16 April 2022 10:15 AM ISTIn patients with three-vessel coronary artery disease (CAD), large, randomized trials have demonstrated that coronary revascularization improves the...
PAD Causes Worse Outcome among patients with AMI and Cardiogenic shock MD Bureau2 April 2022 10:00 AM ISTCardiogenic shock (CS) complicates up to 10% of patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), with one-third of those affected not...
Short DAPT Followed by Clopidogrel monotherapy No Better Than Long term DAPT: JAMA MD Bureau3 March 2022 11:00 AM ISTPatients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) are regarded as having a higher long-term risk of cardiovascular events after percutaneous coronary...
P2Y12 inhibitors Reduce Ischemic Events in First 2 hours Post PCI MD Bureau2 March 2022 9:30 AM ISTPatients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are at risk of thrombotic complications including stent thrombosis causing myocardial...
Women Experience Poor Health Outcome Pre & Post PCI compared to Men MD Bureau26 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTAcute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the most acute presentation of ischemic heart disease and the leading cause of mortality in men and women...
ISCHEMIA Trial: Routine invasive therapy does not reduce MACE Dr. Nandita Mohan11 Feb 2022 7:11 PM IST The ISCHEMIA trial fails at proving that routine invasive therapy was associated with a reduction in major adverse ischemic events compared with...
Lower risk of heart attacks, when treated by CABG Dr. Nandita Mohan31 Jan 2022 5:04 PM ISTCardiac diseases are leading cause of global death and it management are very crucial. Doctors are often left with choice of a treatment in treating...
Understanding CABG with Dr OP Yadava Dr. Nandita Mohan27 Jan 2022 3:41 PM ISTThere has been a tug of war in the process of revascularization of symptomatic coronary artery disease with obstructive coronary arteries or CABG. ...
Novel CHIP score may predict complex PCI outcomes, proposes JACC study dr. Abhimanyu Uppal25 Jan 2022 10:00 AM ISTComplex high-risk and indicated percutaneous coronary interventions (CHIP-PCI) is a rapidly growing field that remains somewhat ill-defined with...
Heavily Calcified Coronary Lesions Predictor of Long Term Mortality: SYNTAXES Trial MD Bureau11 Jan 2022 9:30 AM ISTCalcified coronary lesions are often longer and more torturous than noncalcified lesions, and patients have more often triple‐vessel disease. A recent...
Is it safe to initiate early discharge in patients undergoing coronary intervention for STEMI? MD Editorial Team23 Dec 2021 9:15 AM ISTUK: In a new study it was found that selected low-risk patients can be safely discharged after a successful initial PCI using a route supported by an...
