Tag: angiography
JC: Should non ST elevation ROSC patients go to cath lab? St.Emlyn’s
It’s another busy day in Virchester and you are put on standby for a 68 year old male who has had an out of hospital cardiac arrest. Fortunately it was a witnessed arrest and there …
Cardiology Case 05: Detective work
It’s been a while since we shared a cardiology case but here’s a cracker for you. As usual, see our Caveats and Cautions. While these cases are based on our genuine experiences (often pooling several …
PCI for OOHCA with NSTEMI post ROSC? An acronym too far?
So you’ve done it. In a dazzling display of medical prowess worthy of a medical TV drama you have restored the dead to life! With scrupulous airway management, high quality chest compressions (assisted by some waveform …
New STEMI Guidelines. St.Emlyn’s
National/International practice guidelines always give me a bit of a dilemma. On the one hand I feel that I really should read them all….., but on the other hand they are usually interminably long and …
Cardiology Case 02: ST depression, no rush? St.Emlyn’s
I can’t believe how time flies. It’s over a month since Cardiology Case 01 and it’s gone by in the blinking of an eye. This month’s case is inspired by a discussion we had at …
