I recently had a pt. in the CCU with a Tandem Heart PVAD and just came back from having a ventricular ablation. The PVAD was in his right groin, both lines, and there were two venous and one arterial...
I have seen a couple of troponins over 1000; I believe the highest was around 1300; pt. had a massive Left main occlusion. Surprisingly was not on an IABP or