Publications by authors named "Matej Strycek"
A coronary artery perforation is a rare, but potentially lethal, complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. We present a case of massive main vessel coronary perforation of the right coronary artery in a patient with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, which was successfully treated with a second drug-eluting stent. This uncommon therapeutic approach was used to preserve flow to the large side branch.
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- * Analyzed data from 214 patients revealed that those taken to CACs faced longer transport times (40.5 minutes for bypass vs. 20 minutes for direct transfers) but showed no differences in 30-day mortality or neurological outcomes.
- * The findings suggest that despite longer transport times for patients indirectly transferred to CACs, outcomes related to mortality and recovery were similar across both groups, indicating the necessity for enhanced care protocols for OHCA patients during transport.
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- - The LUCAS device was created for automatic chest compressions during CPR but its effectiveness in improving outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is questionable, indicating it should not be used routinely.
- - A study compared CPR outcomes for OHCA patients treated with LUCAS versus manual CPR, involving 278 patients, with some differences in demographics and outcomes observed, such as more witnessed arrests in the LUCAS group.
- - The results showed that LUCAS usage resulted in a significantly lower 30-day survival rate (5.07% with LUCAS vs. 16.31% without), although there was no significant difference in survival by 180 days.