What is your approach to counseling an octogenarian on the risks and benefits of LHC in the context of NSTEMI complicated by new-onset heart failure and AKI on CKD?
If LHC is deferred, would you consider loading with plavix and treating for ACS for 48 hours (assuming acceptable bleeding risk) and optimizing GDMT prior to discharge?
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Cardiology · Washington University School of Medicine
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This is a complex though not uncommon clinical scenario to which my approach would depend on many factors beyond those provided in the vignette. Among these (not an exhaustive list and not necessarily in order of importance): Is this a type I or type II NSTEMI? Is there evidence of ongoing ischemia ...
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