5 results
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
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
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Preop creatinine ... Preop creatinine ... • Preoperative coronary ... postoperative cardiac
Perioperative Medications - Which Medications to Hold or Continue?
Aspirin - Continue
 • Aspirin should be continued
patients with coronary ... stents unless the surgery ... preoperatively to reduce cardiac ... Hold morning of surgery ... Hold #Continue #preop
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.