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FDA Approves Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) as First and Only Factor Xa Inhibitor to Reduce the Risk of Major CV Events in People with CAD or PAD

Mon, 10/15/18 - 9:34am
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Aria CV Awarded Top Prize at TCT’s 2018 Shark Tank Competition

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Wed, 10/03/18 - 9:23am
Merit Medical To Host Live Online Training On Distal Transradial Access Technique

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Fri, 09/28/18 - 9:35am
"Made in India" Supraflex Stent Clinically at Par With Global Standards

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Boston Scientific Receives U.S. FDA Approval for the Eluvia Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent System

Mon, 09/24/18 - 12:06pm
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Mon, 09/24/18 - 11:42am
Data Presented at TCT 2018 Shows Use of Impella and Best Practices Increases Cardiogenic Shock Survival

Mon, 09/24/18 - 11:37am
Landmark Study Shows Treatment with Abbott's MitraClip is Superior to Medical Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure Patients with Significant Secondary Mitral Regurgitation

Sun, 09/23/18 - 6:02pm
Boston Scientific Eluvia Drug-Eluting Stent Demonstrates Superior Results In IMPERIAL Trial

Sun, 09/23/18 - 2:11pm

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Conversations in Cardiology: Should We Wait for Labs Before Taking the STEMI Patient Directly to the Cath Suite?

Compiled by Morton J. Kern, MD, from conversations with Steven R. Bailey, MD, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; James Blankenship, MD, Geisinger Cardiovascular Center for Clinical Research, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Kirk N. Garratt, MD, Christiana Care, Wilmington, Delaware; Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD, Duke University, Raleigh, North Carolina; Jeffrey Moses, MD, Columbia University, New York City, New York; Gregg W. Stone, MD, Columbia University, New York City, New York; Bonnie Weiner, MD, University of Massachusetts, Worchester, Massachusetts; Barry Uretsky, MD, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas; Peter Ver Lee, MD, Bangor, Maine; Fred Welt, MD, Salt Lake City, Utah.

10/8/2018 | 1,422 views

For STEMI patients, what labs (e.g., glucose, electrolytes, lactate or pH) are being obtained prior to the patient going to the cath suite? More importantly, are POC labs being done in the emergency department prior to the STEMI patient going to the cath lab?

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