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Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
ASAP: STEMI NSTEMI ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... #Inpatient #CathLab ... Indications #Cardiac #catheterization ... #cardiology
Wraparound LAD on Cardiac Catheterization

Answer: Proximal “Wraparound” LAD

Here’s a beautiful angiogram shot after reperfusion. Follow the
Wraparound LAD on ... Cardiac Catheterization ... exactly why the ECG ... #Cardiac #Catheterization ... #CathLab #cardiology
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Ventriculogram Angiography 

55 year old, severe chest pain after death of close
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... close relative, ECG ... diagnosis was STEMI ... Angiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #cathlab #fluoroscopy
Proximal LAD Obstruction on Cardiac Catheterization

Here’s a great shot of the vessel being opened up at
on Cardiac Catheterization ... Obstruction #Cardiac #Catheterization ... #Cathlab #Fluoroscopy ... #cardiology #clinical ... #STEMI
Wraparound LAD STEMI on Cardiac Cath
47 year old with chest pain. Ectopic atrial rhythm with ST
Wraparound LAD STEMI ... #STEMI #clinical ... #cardiology #CardiacCath ... #CathLab #fluoroscopy ... #catheterization
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
July 2015 the ACC ... emergent cath lab ... ROSC #Comatose #CathLab ... #NSTEMI #Activation ... Stratfication #Management
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... evidence of AMI (STEMI ... ACTIVATE CATH LAB ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... depression Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... ventricle pacing lead ... STElevation #ST #STEMI ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... of pregnancy (e.g ... patients require LVAD ... recognition and management ... #Cardiology #OBGyn