Category: Cardiology

Transradial access for primary angioplasty: Trans radial vascular access is gaining popularity for both elective and primary angioplasty in acute MI.

Prasugrel was more beneficial in PCI patients with STEMI, diabetes and stent thrombosis.

Kawasaki disease patients treated with ulinastatin (urinary trypsin inhibitor - a suppressor of neutrophils) had lower rates of coronary artery lesions.

European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) has been developed to assess the risk of patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Metabolic tracers for PET scan include C-11 palmitate, I-123 Beta-methyl-p-[123I]-iodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) and F18 fluro-deoxy glucose (FDG).

Beating heart transplantation is a new technology from UCLA Health System which keeps donor heart beating during transportation till implantation.

Tips from an expert on angioplasty for chronic total occlusion (CTO) presented at a conference.

Dynamic T-wave inversion in anterior leads - Wellens’ ECG pattern, can be seen in conditions with reversible left ventricular dysfunction.

Blood vessels of the heart (coronary arteries) are blood vessels supplying oxygenated blood to the heart itself for the muscular pump to function.

Comprehensive article on cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT or heart failure device), including CRT implantation pearls.