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No-Reflow Phenomenon During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Prevention and Treatment

…association with other procedural complications, including distal embolization, coronary dissection, perforation, and abrupt closure. The clinical consequences depend heavily on the amount of viable myocardium…

Cardiac tamponade causing cardiac arrest

…Post operative Complications : Post surgical complications following thoracic procedures can cause tamponade. Tamponade with swinging heart of the pericardium. Source. Rapid diagnosis of cardiac tamponade…

Cryotherapy of skin lesions

…of permanent hypopigmentation. Areas with poor circulation, above all the lower leg in a patient with peripheral arterial disease or diabetes — the wound may not…

Pleural aspiration and chest drain

Procedurer Almost all the complications of pleural aspiration arise from two errors: the needle is placed in the wrong site, and too much is drained…

Nasogastric tube

…tube is not, however, indicated routinely after uncomplicated abdominal surgery — it prolongs the time to return of bowel function without reducing the risk of complications…

Arterial line

…assess the collateral circulation, but the test does not reliably predict ischaemic complications and should not decide the matter on its own. Practice differs between…

Indications, Contraindications, and Preparations for Exercise Stress Testing

…safe procedure, the risk of complications calls for careful consideration of contraindications. Contraindications may be absolute or relative. Briefly, exercise stress testing must not be…

Complete Versus Culprit-Only Revascularization in Acute Coronary Syndrome

…and/or MVD. Nevertheless, the optimal extent and timing of intervention depend on the clinical setting, haemodynamic status, coronary anatomy, comorbidities, procedural complexity, age, frailty…

Exercise stress test (exercise ECG): protocols, evaluation & termination

…risking serious complications. The instructor may facilitate this by supporting and motivating the patient during the entire procedure. If the achieved workload is not sufficient…

Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction After PCI and CABG

…reliably be attributed to acute procedural injury. Even then, it may not be possible to determine precisely how much of the postprocedural increase results from…

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