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Developing STEMI networks in Africa
03 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023
After a presentation of the Stent-Save a Life! programme, which supports the implementation of clinical practice guidelines on myocardial revascularisation, learn about the current situation of STEMI management in Africa, and more specifically in Angola, and analyze how the STEMI network could be set up in...
Nightmares during primary PCI: large thrombus burden management in an ectatic Left anterior Descending Coronary Artery
08 Dec 2022
A 61-year-old man was admitted to the catheterization laboratory for anterior STEMI. Coronary angiography revealed a large thrombus burden in an ectatic and occluded LAD. How would you treat this challenging case?
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Essential drugs that every interventionalist needs to know
15 Dec 2022 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2022
In this GulfPCR-GIM 2022 session, learn about the role of PCSK9 inhibitors in ACS and post-PCI patients, the role of SGLT2 receptor blockers and GLP RAs, and the role of P2Y12 inhibitors as unique post-PCI antiplatelet agents.
STEMI - Adjunctive pharmacotherapy
15 Dec 2022 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2022
This GulfPCR-GIM 2022 session will enable you to view a case of cardiogenic shock on anterior STEMI, as well as a complicated double-vessel intervention in inferior wall myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock and acute LVF-PCI-RCA and LMCA-LAD, among others!
STEMI - Tools, devices and techniques
15 Dec 2022 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2022
Among the 4 GulfPCR-GIM 2022 cases presented in this session, discover a curious case of type 4 dual left anterior descending artery presenting with STEMI, or an inferior wall STEMI with complete heart block in anomalous right coronary artery.
How should I treat STEMI?
14 Dec 2022 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2022
In this GulfPCR-GIM 2022 session, watch a series of STEMI cases and learn more about left main stem, bifurcation, imaging, large thrombus situation, and cardiogenic shock in this particular context and follow the ensuing discussions to be better prepared if you were ever faced with it yourself.
Distal vs conventional radial access for coronary angiography and/or intervention: a meta-analysis of randomized trials
30 Nov 2022
The present systematic review and meta-analysis by Ferrante et al aimed to provide a comprehensive quantitative analysis of the effects of DRA vs TRA, by pooling data from randomised controlled trials (RCT) comparing these two access sites when used for coronary angiography and/or percutaneous coronary intervention...
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A leaking left main or a leaking stent shaft !?
23 Nov 2022
Contrast staining during coronary angioplasty is an ominous sign, usually indicating deep artery wedging by the guide catheter, or vessel dissection / perforation. The author presents an unusual cause of LMCA staining during primary LAD PCI.
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Aspirin vs Clopidogrel for chronic maintenance monotherapy after percutaneous coronary intervention: the HOST-EXAM extended study
08 Nov 2022
The HOST-EXAM trial1 was a prospective, randomised, open-label trial investigating clopidogrel monotherapy versus aspirin therapy in patients undergoing PCI with DES who had completed 6-18 months of DAPT with no ischaemic or bleeding complications. At 24 months follow-up, clopidogrel monotherapy significantly reduced the risk of the...
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BRIGHT-4 – Bivalirudin plus a high-dose infusion versus heparin monotherapy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomised trial
07 Nov 2022
Nicola Ryan provides her take on the BRIGHT-4 study, which was presented during AHA 2022 in Chicago, & simultaneously published in the Lancet.
This study was a randomised control trial designed to assess if bivalirudin plus a high dose infusion for 2-4 hours post PPCI was superior to unfractionated...
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