Primary PCI

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Primary PCI. NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) video. Explaining the pathology of acute STEMI.
The treatment option for primary PCI includes balloon angioplasty or placement of bare metal stent.
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Primary PCI

Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)

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Diagnosis of ACS is made by a combination of chest pain, ekg changes and elevation in cardiac enzymes. Emergent managment includes pain relief with nitrate and/or morphine, Aspirin, Plavix, heparin, GP IIb IIIA inhibitor. Patient is sent to the cath lab for PCI after emergent management.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)

Atorvastatin

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Atorvastatin belongs to the group of statin drugs. Statins help in the reduction of blood cholesterol and hence decreases the plaque formation, which is the basis for heart disease. The main side effects are muscle damage and liver injury. Not all people can take statin, so ask your doctor if it is right for you.
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Atorvastatin

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