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Zardasht Oqab, MD MSc

@oqabdoc

Alumni of QueensU, uCalgary, McMaster/PHRI and uAlberta. @DalhousieU Interventional Cardiologist

Joined March 2009
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#medtwitter 📢Our article is now published!📢 Is there a benefit w/ complete revasc in diabetic pts with MVD presenting w/ STEMI? Results from the COMPLETE trial. It's been an honor collaborating w/ such distinguished co-authors on this important paper. surl.li/lnfiv
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Srihari S. Naidu, MD
@SrihariNaiduMD25 May 2025
SCAI wants lead-free cath labs and a better work-life balance for cardiologists ⁦@Pooh_Velagapudi⁩ ⁦@adityadoc1⁩ ⁦@GiorgioMedranda⁩ ⁦@mirvatalasnag⁩ ⁦@CardioBusiness⁩ ⁦@SCAI⁩⁩ ⁦@djc795⁩ ⁦@AnkurKalraMD⁩ cardiovascularbusiness.com/t…
SCAI wants lead-free cath labs and a better work-life balance for cardiologists

SCAI wants lead-free cath labs and a better work-life balance for cardiologists

"The lead protection we wear is causing a lot of damage," SCAI President Srihari S. Naidu, MD, a veteran interventional cardiologist, explained in an interview.

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Sunil V. Rao@SVRaoMD10 Mar 2025
Stent expansion may be the most important thing to assess during post-PCI intra-coronary imaging. ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.…
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Sunil V. Rao@SVRaoMD2 Sep 2024
In the wake of the highly successful @escardio #ESC2024 that saw the publication of many important RCTs, it bears mentioning that observational data are good for describing practice patterns, not for treatment comparisons.
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📣 🎉 Excited to announce that we enrolled our first patient into COMPLETE-2 Trial at @HealthNS and @DalhousieU! Let’s go!!Congratulations team! @espresso_snob and Dr Kim @PHRIresearch
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It was great co-chairing session on advancements in catheter technologies for valve replacement and revascularization in LV dysfunction with my friend Dr Debraj Das #vasc2023 great talks by @DrBIqbal @czarneckiandrew #fullhouse
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TCTMD
@TCTMD16 Sep 2023
Celebrating a milestone in cardiology history! On this day in 1977, Dr. Andreas Grüntzig pioneered coronary angioplasty, revolutionizing patient care. TCTMD proudly honors International Day for Interventional Cardiology. Let's celebrate the life-saving innovations and dedicated professionals who continue to make a difference in cardiology. #InterventionalCardiologyDay
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#medtwitter what do you think about patient or family members audio/video recording your interactions? I normally don’t mind if I was asked but recently noticed an “under-the-table” recording which made me think about this issue! It shouldn’t but changes behavior/content I think.
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#MedTwitter Take away points: 1) most physicians ok with transparent recording 2) offer to provide summary page if not ok w/ it 3) care we provide is complex and recording can help patient understanding 4) should we record same interaction to avoid rare malintention?
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EHJ Editor-in-Chief
@ehj_ed27 Aug 2023
Five-year major cardiovascular events are increased when coronary revascularization is guided by iFR compared to FFR: a pooled analysis of iFR-SWEDEHEART and DEFINE-FLAIR trials. academic.oup.com/eurheartj/a… #iFR #FFR #physiology #outcome #ESC2023 @escardio @ESC_Journals
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Darren Markland@drdagly7 Jul 2023
July is a tough time for medical residents. They often find themselves in new hospitals, in new cities, often half way across the country from where they started their training. The upheaval can be disorienting for them, and is certainly rough on the dogs who love them.
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#cardiotwitter here is something you don’t see everyday EP#3: 40s 👩🏻 prior MVR w/ lysed inferior STEMI. Diagnostic: 8cc total, 1 shot of right & 2 left (normal). Worst case of SCAD I’ve seen, entire RCA! Question: pain free do u do anything? If pain, what do u do?#pcibot #MedEd
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#cardiotwitter Here is something you don’t see everyday episode 2: 60s male inferior STEMI for ppci and you see this cath. Size of vessel at least 8mm on IVUS. What do you do here?!? Will post #pcibot #MedEd @NosairMohamed @djc795 @mmamas1973 @mandeep_mayo @BaineyKevin @minhaskh
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Here is how it went down: 1) Penumbra-no change 2) multiple 🎈 inflations no change 3) angiojet 4) IC tnk (not shown in video) 5) GP2B3A infusion 6) anticoagulation continued 7) Repeat angio the following week, see result! Pretty, pretty good! 8) dc’ed on lifelong OAC
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Given ongoing CP, tried penumbra multiple runs nothing, 🎈 inflations no change, goal to restore some flow. Anything else to try?! I’ll post the results! #pcibot what would you use for long term anticoagulation and/or antiplatelet therapy?!
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#cardiotwitter Here is something you don’t see everyday! Anyone lose their marbles?! Elective cath What do you think this is? Operator insisted catheter was cleared free of air prior to injection. @BaineyKevin @NosairMohamed @mandeep_mayo @mmamas1973 @djc795 @NosairMohamed
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Patient was asymptomatic during procedure and remained HD stable! Ultimately, operator decided to abort given complexity of lesion and new issue. I think distal vessel lesions prevented the 🫧 from escaping. Patient was monitored. Re-look planned. Will post the new images.
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EuroIntervention
@EuroInterventio20 Oct 2022
This #EIJBestOf State-of-the-Art paper reviews the management of #cardiogenicshock, especially after acute myocardial infarction, with a major focus on current treatments and practices based on the latest clinical literature. @thiele_holger #EAPCI
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What an amazing experience it was to share the results of the diabetes patients of the COMPLETE trial! Stay tuned for manuscript for full details!
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When your presentation follows your program director’s @BaineyKevin . Great representation of @UAlberta IC program. #TCT2022
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