Dual antiplatelet therapy beyond 1 year after coronary stenting It is standard practice to give dual antiplatelet therapy after implantation of a drug eluting stent in a coronary
Standard surgical treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a) Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy b) Single lung transplantation c) Pulmonary banding d) None of the above Correct answer: a) Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy In
Deficiency of aortic rim an important risk factor for cardiac erosion with ASD device Cardiac erosion is a potential nightmare of device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD)
Esophageal injury with AF ablation: Rare but potentially devastating Esophageal injury has remained a nightmare of atrial fibrillation ablation due to potentially catastrophic sequelae. Esophageal perforation after AF
Reduction of defibrillator shock related pain by a tetanizing prepulse Reduction of defibrillator shock related pain: Defibrillator shocks are painful, mostly due to the associated skeletal muscle stimulation.
IABP in action IABP monitor screen shot: Green tracing: ECG. White tracing: Respiration. Red tracing: Intra arterial blood pressure. Yellow tracing: Pulse oximetry. Displays on right side, from
Ablation better than amiodarone for persistent AF with congestive heart failure AATAC Multicenter Randomized Trial [1] has demonstrated that catheter ablation is clearly superior to amiodarone for heart
E-CPR improves pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest survival Cardiopulmonary arrest survival: Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (E-CPR) using extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) has been in use for resuscitation of refractory cardiac arrest
