Dr. S. Venkatesan MD
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Doctor, do you have any investigation to know how much the total plaque burden is in my coronary artery? I recently read in Forbes Sunday health supplement, It says ,it is better to know the thickness of the cap covering the plaque. to decode the histological, biochemical, pathological secrets within the atherosclerotic plaques.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 20, 2024
The scan also showed “scattered coronary artery plaques”. __ Smith comment 1 : the appropriate management at this point is to lower the blood pressure (lower afterload, which increases myocardial oxygen demand). Smith comment : Is the ACS (rupture plaque) with occlusion that is now reperfusing? Murakami MM.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
JUNE 21, 2024
Therefore, if someone presents with an event earlier than this age, they likely have been building up plaque for a considerable period prior to this. A CT CAC score of 0 means a person has no calcified coronary artery plaque and also means their risk of a heart attack over the next ten years is probably less than 2%. Genes (Basel).
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
There were no plaques or stenoses. Although rare reduced lumen size of one or more coronary arteries has been reported as a cause of sudden death as its initial presentation in previously healthy young adults ( See MacFarland et al J Card Cases 4(3): E148-151, 2011 and Guo et al JACC 17(18)- 2021 ).
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