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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or ... Cardiac Surgery ... Presence of embolic risk ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac ... surgery, endocarditis
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 ... NSTEMI #Activation #Risk
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
of the surgery ... exam Determine Cardiac ... surgery 2. ... • 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 ... Of surgery/procedure
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
Bleeding Risk for ... Procedures Low Risk ... without biopsies • Coronary ... angiography • ... or spinal) • Cardiac
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
day HEART - Coronary ... Computed Tomography Angiography ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... Comparison #Table #Risks