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Source: Cardiophile MD - May 22, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin Tags: Cardiology MCQ DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance Source Type: blogs
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Source: Cardiophile MD - May 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin Tags: Cardiology MCQ DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance Source Type: blogs
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Source: Cardiophile MD - May 19, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin Tags: Cardiology MCQ DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance Source Type: blogs
The Pendulum Swings: ACE Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation Data Shows Multiple Quality Benefits
This post was authored by Bonnie H. Weiner, MD, FACC, board chair and chief medical officer of ACE.
The debate over the Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE) process has shifted significantly, changing cath lab accreditation discussions from “should we?” to “when will we?” I am encouraged by the data generated from cath labs that are accredited by ACE, pushing the swing of the pendulum toward better documentation and improved patient care that is driven by clinical guidelines and appropriate use criteria (AUC).
The study, “Effect of ACE Catheterization Laboratory Accreditation...
Source: ACC in Touch Blog - May 16, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Administrator Tags: Clinical Topics Special Topics Source Type: blogs
68 minutes with chest compressions, full recovery. Plus recommendations from a 5-member panel on cardiac arrest.
The following is told with full permission of the patient, who is a paramedic who also started, owns and runs with his wife a company for teaching CPR. He has taught CPR to over 100,000 people. And he's a wonderful guy. Here is his story:Near midnight in December, this 56 yo very healthy and vigorous paramedic was out on a run with a critical case when his partner found him unresponsive in the front seat of the ambulance. The partner began manual chest compressions immediately and called for help. He was found to be in ventricular fibrillation and was defibrillated 4 times, unsuccessfully.&nb...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - April 6, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
ESC Gives A Shot In the Arm To Radial Access For PCI Procedures: The New Default?
Radial access is now the preferred approach for percutaneous coronary interventions, according to a consensus document from the European Society of Cardiology and other European organizations and published online in EuroIntervention. However, at least one prominent US interventional cardiologist thinks the “hard benefits” of radial access “are more controversial,” though he supports increased use of the newer approach. Click here to read the full story on Forbes. (Source: CardioBrief)
Source: CardioBrief - January 28, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Larry Husten Tags: Interventional Cardiology & Surgery femoral artery Percutaneous coronary intervention Radial artery Source Type: blogs
Surgery is the best intervention for severe coronary artery disease -- Taggart 330 (7494): 785 -- BMJ
This opinion piece by Dr. Taggart, though controversial (as seen by the number of comments) helps put things in perspective. This is the path by and large followed in India. Severe multi-vessel disease is best treated with a CABG, whereas single or two vessel disease with single stenotic lesions, are best treated by PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) using stents, most usually drug-elutin.Link:Surgery is the best intervention for severe coronary artery disease -- Taggart 330 (7494): 785 -- BMJ. (Source: Cardiac CT and MRI Literature)
Source: Cardiac CT and MRI Literature - May 8, 2005 Category: Radiology Authors: Bhavin Source Type: blogs
