Dr. Viveka Kumar
Should we do primary PCI of culprit vessel only in acute MI?
In this video, Dr. Viveka Kumar, Senior Director - Cath Lab, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, will discuss whether primary PCI of culprit vessel should be done in acute MI. current data and guidelines suggest that only the culprit artery should be done and the other arteries should be tackled later. If the other arteries are severely diseased approximately by 95% and are responsible for significant problems and the patient is in cardiogenic shock, then the indications are that along with culprit artery these arteries are also tackled.
Dr. Viveka Kumar
Dr. Viveka Kumar is a Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Director of the Cath Lab at Max Super Speciality Hospital in Saket, New Delhi. He completed his MBBS and MD (Medicine) from IMS (BHU), Varanasi and later obtained the DM (Cardiology) postdoc, superspeciality degree through GSVM Medical College, Kanpur. Has extensive experience in the field of Cardiac interventions and Electrophysiology. Specializes in complex angioplasties including multivessel, bifurication and left main angioplasties with Rota Ablation, FFR, IVUS, IABP, IMPELLA devices. Has done more than 7500 angioplasties and 2500 balloon valvotomies with good outcomes.
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