STEMI operators are stuck in a tough position. While it is very satisfying to pull out this organized thrombus (especially with newer devices), the data and guideline still frown on routine thrombus aspiration. What is your current “routine” strategy for high thrombus STEMI?

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Great article summarizing why healthcare is expensive and why it is not going to get any better any time soon. Hint: it’s not the doctor salary or even “big pharma.” economist.com/business/2023/…

Winslow's pathway: nature’s brilliant collateral when aorto-iliac occlusion is preset! #ACCFIT #FOAMed #MedStudentTwitter

Is LV Pacing part of your toolkit? Check out some quick tips from aidanraneymd on best practices and how to begin! #CardioTwitter #LVPacing #TAVR

1/2 #StentLoss Acute Inferior MI: complicated by incessant VF⚡️and pt movement. Culprit proximal RCA thrombotic occlusion: with severe diffuse underlying dz. Distal-to-ostial IVUS-guided 👁️ PCI/DES: but…final (short) ostial stent mis-deployed. Recaptured over new balloon🎈and…

1/2 71M presents e UTI syncope fever EKG e Inf stemi but no cp hs trop 570. ST⬆️ resolves in ER cath day 3. #cardiotwitter Ethan Korngold, MD Raj Tayal David Homan, MD Amir Kaki, MD #ACCFIT Hady Lichaa, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, RPVI Jay Mohan, D.O., FACC, FSCAI, FASE, RPVI Chadi Alraies, MD FACC FSCAI Bao Tran, MD Adnan Alexander Kassier, MD. FACC. FSCAI rafel atassi Dr Shariq Shamim Justin E. Trivax, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM

Got really excited when I saw Mark Cuban Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company added generic Farxiga (dapagliflozin). But alas it was just a fleeting thrill.

Visual assessment of RV function coming off bypass is a learned skill set, & somewhat mysterious as residents. Here's a helpful visualization using my hands to depict varying stages of RV function bobby yanagawa Bo Yang Michel Pompeu Sá Stanford Cardiothoracic Surgery Aspiring CT Surgeons @

IVL 🎈⚡️under US Seen on LinkedIn by Dr Christian Reinhold

NG tube placement on Chest X-Ray: four rules to follow

Recent advances in Cardiology. (For residents, fellows and professionals in Cardiology) #CardioTwitter #cardioEd All the trials presented at #ACC2024

Nightmare in the cath lab 😱 The balloon gets stuck after post-dilation. It gets worse the shaft breaks when you try to pull the system out - you can't retrieve it, you can't snare it. 😨What would you do? jeroen sonck jcspratt PCRonline 🫀

Quick guide: Direct stent puncture technique! Bao Tran, MD shared this quick technique video in our community. Some useful tips and conversation came from it! #CardioTwitter

Repeat echo in nonischemic patient after one year of “quad therapy” - valsartan, coreg, spironolactone, dig - because branded drugs too expensive. Don’t forget that in HFrEF we still have good generic options.

An unusual cause of ST elevation on EKG