Comparison between PCI and CABG

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The expert panel members are discussing about landmark SYNTAX trial which compared between
PCI and CABG for treatment of acute myocardial infarction. In practice for left main coronary artery
disease and complex 3 vessel coronary artery disease still CABG (coronary artery by pass grafting) is the
treatment of choice. But this trial makes us step back and think…
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Comparison between PCI and CABG

Thrombus Aspiration in Primary Angioplasty

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Thrombus aspiration is new technique in primary angioplasty. The clot is sucked by a catheter before
deployment of the stent. This reduces the risk of breaking of the clot during the procedure. Thus
reduces the risk of any new occlusion.
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Thrombus Aspiration in Primary Angioplasty

3D Animation Of Cardiac Tamponade

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Cardiac tamponade is compression of the heart that occurs when blood or fluid builds up in the space between the myocardium (heart muscle) and the pericardium (outer covering sac of the heart).

Cardiac tamponade is an emergency condition that requires hospitalization.

The fluid around the heart must be drained. Pericardiocentesis is a procedure that uses a needle to remove fluid from the pericardial sac, the tissue that surrounds the heart.

A procedure to cut and remove part of the pericardium (surgical pericardiectomy or pericardial window) may also be done.

Fluids are given to maintain normal blood pressure until pericardiocentesis can be performed. Medications that increase blood pressure may also help sustain the patient's life until the fluid is drained.

The patient may be given oxygen. This reduces the workload on the heart by decreasing tissue demands for blood flow.

The cause of the tamponade must be identified and treated. 
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3D Animation Of Cardiac Tamponade