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

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

Our first RCT on using an LLM on diagnostic reasoning is out! And the results are 🔥🌶️... adding ChatGPT did NOT improve diagnostic accuracy or reasoning, and the AI alone outperformed ALL the humans. What does this mean? A 🧵⬇️ x.com/EricTopol/stat…

9/ BONUS I am reposting my video of how to prep the MC for the best #HDR results. Evandro Martins F. MD doesn’t need this but we have many new ‘#contrast1st curious’ colleagues among us!

#insurancepain Patient with prior STEMI. LDL 90s on max tolerated statin and ezetimibe. Submitted Repatha to Wellcare Medicare for prior authorization. Denied saying must try Praluent first. Submitted Praluent. You guessed it: Denied saying must try Repatha first.

Iatrogenic dissection of the left internal mammary artery during cardiac catheterization. CTO LIMA 😲🎈Dr G Rajesh (Gopalan Nair Rajesh).

Pressure check before contrast injection isn’t optional - it’s basic survival. For your patients. Even the best labs with all the toys can slip. Cath lab rule “Trust, but verify... the pressure". PCRonline 🫀 AGIK mandeep singh

A perforation developed after stenting. Where is the perforation? (see video and picture in the thread)

What is your PCI strategy? Old stents in only proximal part of LAD and also in diag. On IVUS LAD is 4.5mm proximal and 3mm distal to bifurcation

Tips and trick for crossing into LV with aortic valve not opening on ECMO. Give a nice cusp injection so you can just see exactly where you are going. If valve not opening at all, then you can try decrease flow. #shock #cardiotwitter

“Unconditional healthcare for Americans.” This is virtue signaling dressed up as policy. It sounds compassionate until you actually think about what it means. We already have some version of “unconditional” care in emergencies. EMTALA ensures hospitals can’t turn you away. But

Average wait time to see a cardiologist is about a month, which seems pretty fast to me. What is the average non-urgent new visit wait time for cardiology in your experience? doximity.com/newsfeed/60807…

Step-by-step Percutaneous bypass FULL EPISODE props to Miguel, Lucas and the team ᗰIGᑌEᒪ ᗰOᑎTEᖇO-ᗷᗩKEᖇ #lifeofflow Dean Ferrera Abdullah Al Rifai MD FACC FSCAI RPVI Phantom495 MP1212 cgibbs Shawn Penn Life of Flow | Vascular Surgery Podcast youtu.be/MPuXZSpdNyE?fe…