Webinar “Contemporary Practices in STEMI”

I had the pleasure to host the webinar of the Tele-Cardiology Working Group of the International Society for Tele-Medicine and eHealth (ISfTeH) entitled
“Contemporary Practices in STEMI” on the 25th June 2020.

Speakers:

Mirvat Alasnag FSCAI, FRCP, FACP
Director Catheterization Laboratory, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 
Presentation: Complete Revascularization 

Sunil V. Rao MD
Professor of Medicine, Duke University Health System, Section Chief, Cardiology, Durham VA Health System
Presentation: Radial Access

Khaled Al-Shaibi FSCAI, FACC
Director of the Cardiac Center, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 
Presentation: Thrombectomy

Alex Truesdell, MD
Virginia Heart/Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
Presentation: Mechanical Circulatory Support  

Moderators:

Mirvat Alasnag FSCAI, FRCP, FACP
Director Catheterization Laboratory, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 

Alexandru Mischie
Chair of the Tele-Cardiology Working Group ISfTeH(International Society for Tele-Medicine and eHealth)
Head of Interventional Cardiology Department Centre Hospitalier Montlucon, France
Past ACVC-ESC Secretary
Board Member CNCH (Collège National des Cardiologues Hôpitaux)

Objectives: 
Review latest randomized trials on culprit only vs complete revascularization
Discuss latest data & guidelines on radial access in STEMI
Review the data & guidelines on the role of thrombectomy in STEMI
Introduce the DTU trial and role of mechanical circulatory support in Shock in the setting of shock 

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