OCT
What Does OCT stand for???
OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
What is the name of Abbott's Workhorse wire?
Balance Middle Weight or BMW
What does OAS stand for?
ORBITAL ATHRECTOMY SYSTEM
What is the name of the device that tests for Microvascular disease?
COROFLOW
Who is Matt's favorite artist?
Taylor Swift
How is OCT different than IVUS
OCT uses infrared light, IVUS uses Sound waves
What is the name of the safest and most studied stent?
Xience Drug Eluting Stent
What Speed is the low setting on Diamondback?
80,000 RPM
What does IMR stand for?
Index of Microcirculatory resistance
What Cath lab did Grahm come out of last?
Mclaren Petoskey / Mclaren Northern
OCT provides a resolution of 10-20 micrometers, which is approximately 10 times better than this older intracoronary imaging modality.
IVUS
The XIENCE family of stents uses this specific medication, as its drug coating.
Everolimus
Compared to rotational atherectomy (RA), the orbital mechanism of OAS may lead to a reduced incidence of this type of conduction abnormality.
Bradycardia or Heart block
This is the name of the Abbott-branded, 0.014” pressure wire used to measure PressureWire X for fractional flow reserve (FFR).
Pressure WIRE X
Where did Dr. Joseph do his interventional fellowship
Mid America Heart Institute
This term describes the disruption of the fibrous cap, which is the hallmark of an acute coronary syndrome identified on OCT.
Plaque Rupture
In complex bifurcation lesion treatment, this type of specialized wire technique (often involving Abbott guidewires) is used, denoted by the acronym "DK".
DOUBLE KISSING CRUSH
What is one way that Orbital atherectomy is different than Rotational ( Cannot use Orbiting as a response)
Many answers
To calculate CFR, this rapid-acting vasodilator is typically used to induce hyperemia.
Adenosine
What is Dr. Dixits favorite drink from Starbucks?
The PINK DRINK
This type of plaque, which appears as a bright, heterogeneous structure with a crisp border, can make stent expansion difficult.
CALCIUM or Calcified
What is the name of the ABBOTT wire that is used in tougher lesions to straighten tortuosity, and make stents more deliverable
WIGGLE WIRE
What was one of the Good outcomes of the latest Eclipse trial that studied Orbital atherectomy
1. Orbital was proven to be just as safe as Rotational Atherectomy
2. Still the only Atherectomy Studied in Severe calcium
3. Success rates of delivering a stent after Orbital atherectomy was around 90 percent
This landmark study showed that CoroFlow-guided care reduced symptoms and changed management in patients with angina and no obstructive CAD.
CORMICA trial
What drink did Sarah Silvestri stick her hand in the first time she ever went out with the Cath lab?
Sangria