Salvaging lung tissue is not the aim in pulmonary embolism , Hence Time window is a myth !
There is a time window for thrombolysis in myocardial infarction ( STEMI). This time window is to salvage myocardium before it dies.The average time window in STEMI is 12 hours. When does the lung start dying [...]
Archive for July 15th, 2008
What is the time window for thrombolysis in acute pulmonary embolism ?
Posted in cardiology -Therapeutics, tagged acute pulmonary embolism, drsvenkatesan, pulmonary infarction, stemi, thrombolysis, time window on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How common is ASD with less than 2:1 shunt ? Why we are not diagnosing this entity often?
Posted in cardiology -congenital heart disease, tagged asd, drsvenkatesan, left to right shunt on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Atrial septal defect is one of the common congenital heart disese. Surgical correction or device closure is indicated in all patients with significant shunts. Statistically for every ASD diagnosed with more than 2:1 shunt there must be is atleast three pateints with ASD with less than 2:1 shunt in general population. Do we diagnose it ? . [...]
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