4 results
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... ($$$$) CORE IM ... #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
at onset • Tearing ... disease • Cardiac ... surgery/catheterization ... wall stress by ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... Stress Testing ... testing may inform ... stratification #diagnosis
Intraoperative Cardiac Free Wall Rupture
Free wall rupture...yes we can save them
Following a syncope event, a 72-y
diseases, ECG showed ... ANGIO ruled out aortic ... the OR for post MI ... repaired using felt strips ... cardiothoracic #surgery