Physiologically Speaking

APRIL 10, 2024

people from the general population), coronary artery calcium scores (CACS) are higher, indicating more calcification and the presence of atherosclerotic plaques. Calcified plaques are known to be more stable and less prone to rupture and lead to a heart attack. When comparing athletes to control groups (i.e., hours per week).

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DAIC

MAY 8, 2024

The 2017 ESC guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial diseases, in collaboration with the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS).” “Diagnosis and treatment of ischemia-producing coronary stenoses improves 5-year survival of patients undergoing major vascular surgery.” Journal of Vascular Surgery, Mar.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

2-7 Through its FDA-cleared solutions driven by artificial intelligence, Cleerly, founded in 2017, supports comprehensive phenotyping of coronary artery disease, as determined from advanced non-invasive CT imaging. With Plaque Features Associated with False Positives. Barcelona, Spain. 4 Chiou A, Hermel M, Miller G et al.

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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%. N Engl J Med.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 5, 2024

2017 Dec 29;7(1):e007664. 5 High intensity interval training induces beneficial effects on coronary atheromatous plaques – a randomized trial, European Journal of Preventive Cardiology , 2022;, zwac309, 6 FOURIER Steering Committee and Investigators. 2017 May 4;376(18):1713-1722. J Am Heart Assoc. J Am Heart Assoc.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 23, 2024

His ECG at the accepting facility is shown below: Accepting facility ECG The team reviewed his angiography films with an interventionalist and thought they were suspicious for plaque rupture in LAD, but they were not confident.

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DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide.1,2 7 Research has shown inflammation plays a significant role in the development of atherosclerosis and ASCVD,8-10 and even the formation of plaque.11 4 In the U.S.

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Dr. Anish Koka

JULY 15, 2023

The history of diagnostic testing for coronary disease shows that we are better and better at identifying disease, but simply identifying coronary plaque isn’t the home run people think because of how ubiquitous the development of coronary plaque is in humans.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The cause of angina usually involves inadequate blood flow reaching the heart muscle because of significant narrowing of the artery due to plaque buildup. There are many ways it can present but this is the most common. But coronary stenting is not the only way to reduce symptoms of angina.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Here’s the angiogram of the RCA : No thrombus or plaque rupture in the RCA (or any coronary artery) was found. This MI wasn’t caused by a ruptured plaque of CAD - it was a coronary artery dissection of the RCA. Angiography Angiography was performed after aspirin and heparin were started.

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EMS 12-Lead

JUNE 1, 2022

plaque disruption), the T waves still manifest markings of a previous state of suboptimal coronary flow that resolved: Type II supply-demand mismatch in the setting of extreme bradycardia. 2] Although the clinical context in today’s case does not fit these descriptors for Type I OMI (e.g. Chapter 17: Ventricular Arrhythmias. 2] Meyers, H.

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EMS 12-Lead

AUGUST 22, 2022

The coronary angiogram revealed no critical stenosis, or acute plaque ulceration. Surawicz and Knilans report that intense catecholamine surge, or severe maladjustment of the autonomic nervous system, can manifest “cerebral T waves” in the absence of an acute intracranial process. Furthermore, pertinent electrolyte values (e.g. Josephson, M.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2022

She was treated medically for NonSTEMI, pending next day cath, which showed ulcerated plaque and a 60% thrombotic stenosis in the LAD distal to the first diagonal. A formal contrast echo was done at this point : Normal estimated left ventricular ejection fraction, 65%. Regional wall motion abnormality-distal septum and apex. It was stented.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JULY 12, 2024

A higher cumulative LDL cholesterol exposure equals a higher likelihood of plaque in the coronary arteries, known as atherosclerosis. A heart attack occurs when plaque in your coronary artery ruptures and causes a clot to form, which stops blood flow to the heart muscle, causing it to die. 2017 Apr;91:1-9. Vascul Pharmacol.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 24, 2025

BACKGROUND:A modified computed tomography angiography (CTA)based Carotid Plaque Reporting and Data System (Plaque-RADS) classification was applied to a cohort of patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source to test whether high-risk Plaque-RADS subtypes are more prevalent on the ipsilateral side of stroke.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 25, 2025

A 2017 trial named CULPRIT SHOCK found that in patients with cardiogenic shock, a strategy of culprit vessel PCI only was associated with better outcomes than immediate multivessel PCI. As per Dr. Frick use of intravascular imaging ( IVUS or OCT ) could have helped to find plaque rupture and identify the "true" culprit.

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