36K views · 613 reactions | Time is crucial in a STEMI heart attack....

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how the cath lab team takes care of patients. When you need exceptional heart care, we're here for you. #HeartMonth❤️ | Salem Health

Patient: 63-year-old female. Symptoms: Acute chest pain, dyspnea after husband's death. Suspicion of apical infarct/STEMI, Echo shows symmetrical apical ballooning (as seen on the loop). Angiography: Normal coronary arteries. 💞 This Valentine’s Day, we would like to highlight clinical data showing that the so-called Broken Heart Syndrome, or Takotsubo syndrome, has more facets than most people know! 🔍💞 While it is typically triggered by negative emotional stress, like the loss of a loved one,

A 72-year-old patient's chest pain and breathing issues led to an EKG revealing a critical condition. It's identified as an inferior wall STEMI, confirmed by changes in leads 2, 3, and AVF, plus reciprocal change in I and aVL. Remember, inferior wall STEMIs are right-sided dependent, and vasodilators can lower preload, risking hypotension. #inferiorWallSTEMI #EKG #chestPain #vasodilators #hypotension | Rescue Academy

37K views · 140 reactions | STEMI: From Occlusion to Reperfusion &...

8.1K views · 223 reactions | In patients with STEMI and multivessel disease, PCI for nonculprit lesions is superior to culprit lesion treatment alone. Whether an FFR-guided approach results in better clinical outcomes than an angiography-guided approach for complete revascularization is unclear. https://nej.md/36PxyKc | The New England Journal of Medicine | Facebook