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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or ... Cardiac Surgery ... angiography in ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac ... surgery, endocarditis
ESICM LIVES 2019 session on Post Cardiac Arrest Care.
Summary and infographic by Tommaso Scquizzato (@tscquizzato): https://www.esicm.org/blog/?p=2337

Topics
session on Post Cardiac ... Coronary angiography ... Heamodynamic management
Ex-vivo angiography of a transplant heart. Further widening of the donor pool!

- James Nadel @jimmy_nardel

#Exvivo #angiography
Ex-vivo angiography ... jimmy_nardel #Exvivo #angiography ... #coronary #angiogram ... transplant #heart #cardiac ... #thoracic #surgery
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
help stratify cardiac ... activation for coronary ... angiography and ... Stratfication #Management
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Fick calculated cardiac ... IF LVEDP >15 or Cardiac ... place IMPELLA Coronary ... Angiography & PCI ... DCSI #Initiative #Management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Coronary angiography ... (or coronary computed ... tomography angiography ... Consider cardiac ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
optimized before surgery ... exam Determine Cardiac ... • Preoperative coronary ... postoperative cardiac ... medical and surgical management
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
without biopsies • Coronary ... angiography • ... Other general surgery ... or spinal) • Cardiac ... surgery (e.g.