The Basic Skills That Master Complex and Challenging Cases in Cardiology

In our last episode we explored how an expert thinks. Today we go to the foundation underneath: the basic skills that win complex and challenging cases. We cover the investigative history (tempo, trigger, trajectory, background and every medicine), the purposeful examination, a systematic ECG read with the dangerous patterns, focused bedside echo, haemodynamics (pump, pipes, volume or rate), safe radial and ultrasound-guided femoral access, temporary pacing, pericardiocentesis, resuscitation and cardioversion, guide and wire handling, physiology and intravascular imaging, antithrombotic pharmacology and reversal, interpreting labs as trends, procedure planning with bail-out options, closed-loop communication, handover and documentation — drawing on RIVAL, MATRIX, FAME, DEFINE-FLAIR, iFR-SWEDEHEART, ULTIMATE, RENOVATE-COMPLEX-PCI, OCTOBER, EBC MAIN and DKCRUSH.

Guest: Dr. A M Thirugnanam, MD, MSICP, FSCAI, Ph.D., Senior Interventional Cardiologist, author, educator and founder of the Academy of Elite Doctors.

Host: Alexander Wood

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For medical education only. This episode is not a substitute for individual medical advice.