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#35 Acute Coronary Syndrome and TIMI Risk Score: Mind the Gap Segment
#35 Acute Coronary Syndrome and TIMI Risk Score: Mind the Gap Segment
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Feb 27, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Let's go deeper into the world of ACS and the origin of the TIMI score and major adverse cardiac events "MACE" outcomes!
The basics – what is acute coronary syndrome? (4:08)
Clinical context matters – angina pectoris, atypical chest pain, and troponins (5:22)
You can’t just “cath” everyone – risk stratification to identify patients with high mortality risk (9:42)
TIMI isn’t perfect – the issues with the score and MACE outcomes (14:00)
Review of teaching points (17:58)
For full transcript and show notes: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2019/02/27/acute-coronary-syndrome-acs-and-the-timi-score/
The basics – what is acute coronary syndrome? (4:08)
Clinical context matters – angina pectoris, atypical chest pain, and troponins (5:22)
You can’t just “cath” everyone – risk stratification to identify patients with high mortality risk (9:42)
TIMI isn’t perfect – the issues with the score and MACE outcomes (14:00)
Review of teaching points (17:58)
For full transcript and show notes: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2019/02/27/acute-coronary-syndrome-acs-and-the-timi-score/
Released:
Feb 27, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Introducing the CORE IM Podcasts: 5 Pearls & Mind the Gap - Core IM | Internal Medicine | Medical Education | FOAMed | Family Medicine | Physician Assistant | Resident | Nurse Practitioner | Medical Student | Hospitalist | Primary Care: CORE IM is an independent consortium of educators aligned to create internal medicine-specific portable learning tools in the form of podcasts, corresponding show notes and illustrations. Segments include 5 Pearls and Mind The Gap. by Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast