Dr. Paddy Barrett

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Everyone starts with no plaque in the coronary arteries, but over a long enough time frame, everyone develops plaque in their coronary arteries. By age 80, almost everyone will have evidence of advanced plaque in their coronary arteries, as defined by a cardiac CT 1. Plaque accumulation happens in stages. You got it.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JUNE 7, 2024

Heart disease is the presence of plaque or atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries. Over a long enough time horizon, pretty much everyone will develop a significant amount of plaque and have a heart attack. We have very strong evidence to support the idea that the more plaque you have, the greater your risk of a heart attack 1.

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DAIC

JANUARY 3, 2024

We've experienced a year of notable accomplishments and growth including the expansion of our product portfolio with Plaque Analysis and RoadMap Analysis. Arbab-Zadeh, Heart Int 2012. HeartFlow is committed to serving customers quickly and reliably with a median turnaround time less than 1.5 Yokota, et al. Neth Heart J 2018.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 8, 2025

In my review of the literature, there are many articles which purport to demonstrate an acutely increased risk of plaque rupture from emotional stress, but I could not find any credible case reports that were not at least as likely to be takotsubo. Mechanisms of plaque formation and rupture. Coronary plaque disruption.

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