A debate at SCCT tackled the utility of using advanced imaging to differentiate MINOCA from myocarditis or Takotsubo, among others, given the lack of RCTs.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Letter to Health Care Providers recommending that health care providers, laboratory personnel, and facilities stop using the Quidel Triage Cardiac Panel, manufactured by Quidel Cardiovascular Inc. (QuidelOrtho), and use an alternative method, or an alternate local testing site if available.
Quidel Cardiovascular is recalling its Quidel Triage Cardiac Panels for risk of false negative troponin results that could cause delayed diagnosis or missed myocardial infarction
The left main disease is significant stenosis of the left coronary artery, which is responsible of supplying blood to a major portion of the left ventricle. In this report, we describe a unique case of critical left main disease with a special clinical presentation.
A 66-year-old male with insignificant past medical history presented with dyspepsia. Patient presented twice to the emergency department seeking for help for his persistent complaint. During his second visit, patient was diagnosed with type one myocardial infarction and underwent coronary angiography which showed 90% stenosis in the left main coronary artery. Patient underwent successful coronary artery bypass grafting and was sent home.
This case is a unique representation of type 1 myocardial infarction as the peak troponin I level does not correlate with the extent of the myocardium being jeopardized. A big portion of the heart is at risk of injury with the 90% stenosis found in this patient’s left main coronary