
UNC Cath Lab
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UNC Cath Lab
@UNCCathLab
University of North Carolina Cardiac Catheterization Lab.



“Among patients undergoing #PCI for #AMI complicated by #cardiogenicshock from 2015 to 2017, use of an intravascular microaxial #LVAD compared with #IABP was associated with higher adjusted risk of in-hospital death and major bleeding complications” jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…





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The VEST trial found that, among patients with acute MI and an ejection fraction of 35% or less, a wearable cardioverter–defibrillator did not lead to a significantly lower rate of arrhythmic death than control. Read the full study: nej.md/2DyCrvn























New story: Duke Life Flight crash kills four wr.al/193bX #wral






