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The Advantages Of A CT Coronary Angiogram

Dr. Paddy Barrett

A CTCA provides much more anatomical detail and can identify advanced plaque often missed by CT Coronary Artery Calcium Score scans alone. CT Coronary Artery Calcium Score Scan CT Coronary Artery Calcium Score CT Coronary Angiogram As you can see from the above images, the CTCA provides far more anatomical detail.

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How To Reverse Coronary Artery Disease With Lifestyle Measures

Dr. Paddy Barrett

But can coronary artery disease be reversed with lifestyle measures, including changes to nutrition and exercise? Subscribe now To understand plaque regression, you must understand some key concepts about coronary artery plaque to appreciate the relevance of the studies we will discuss here.

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In Your 40s to 60s And Worried About Heart Disease? Here Is What You Can Do.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Did minimal exercise. We look directly at the coronary arteries using a cardiac CT scan. Subscribe now Cardiac CT There are two types of cardiac CT: CT Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) Scan CT Coronary Angiogram (CTCA). This was compared to using exercise stress testing. 2018 Sep 6;379(10):924-933.

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A 50-something with Regular Wide Complex Tachycardia: What to do if electrical cardioversion does not work?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Past medical history includes coronary stenting 17 years prior. A b rief chart review revealed his most recent echo in 2018, with LV EF 67%, “very small” inferior wall motion abnormality. Cardiology was consulted and the patient underwent coronary angiogram which showed diffuse severe three-vessel disease.

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ECG Blog #386 — OMI or Something Else?

Ken Grauer, MD

The ECG in Figure-1 was obtained from a previously healthy middle-aged man — who while performing his regular exercise routine, developed "slight" chest discomfort and "palpitations". CT coronary angiogram — No obstructive coronary disease. CT coronary angiogram showed no obstructive coronary disease.

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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

EMS 12-Lead

Furthermore, she denies any hydration since conclusion of exercise. Cardiology felt her chest pain to be, most likely, the result of coronary supply-demand mismatch in the context of HCM endothelial remodeling (i.e. Type II MI), however decided to pursue coronary angiogram out of an abundance of caution. 40; 1234-1241.