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Should You Take A Statin To Lower Your Cholesterol?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

The amount of plaque in your coronary arteries can be estimated by looking directly at your coronary arteries with a cardiac CT and calculating your CAC score. This also means that if you have a CAC score of 0, you have no calcified plaque in your coronary arteries. 2 JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging May 2015, 8 (5) 579-596;

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Fractional flow reserve measurements and long-term mortality—results from the FLORIDA study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background Randomized evidence suggested improved outcomes in fractional flow reserve (FFR) guidance of coronary revascularization compared to medical therapy in well-defined patient cohorts. Patients undergoing coronary angiography between January 2014 and December 2015 were included in the analysis.

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Pulmonary edema, with tachycardia and OMI on the ECG -- what is going on?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Case Continued The patient was discharged from the hospital with a plan for a scheduled coronary angiogram to assess the coronary arteries and the possibility of aortic valve replacement. The vast majority of ischemia from supply demand mismatch is diffuse ST depression, with ST Elevation in aVR.