Publications by authors named "Walker Boyd"
Article Synopsis
- A study analyzed the outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) specifically in patients with anomalous coronary arteries (ACA) from a large dataset of over 14,000 patients between 2012 and 2023.
- Among 14,470 CTO procedures, only 36 (0.24%) were performed on patients with ACA, who displayed similar baseline characteristics to those without ACA, but had more complicated lesions, requiring longer procedures and greater contrast volume.
- Despite the increased complexity, ACA patients achieved similar procedural success rates to non-ACA patients, with no major adverse cardiac events reported in the ACA group, indicating a favorable outcome for CTO PCI in
In-hospital cardiac arrest after STEMI: prevention strategies and post-arrest care.
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther
August 2024
Introduction: In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (IHCA) after ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) is a subset of IHCA with high morbidity. While information on this selected group of patients is limited, closer inspection reveals that this is a challenging patient population with certain risk factors for IHCA following treatment of STEMI.
Areas Covered: In this review article, strategies for prevention of IHCA post STEMI are reviewed, as well as best-practices for the care of STEMI patients post-IHCA.