Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

BACKGROUND:Coronary artery calcium computed tomography (CAC) is an important tool for identifying subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk stratification. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Volume 17, Issue 2 , Page e015712, February 1, 2024. We separated patients into SR and PR groups.

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Risk Factors Cardiovascular Imaging Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease 58

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Incident dementia cases were identified from time of imaging through December 31, 2019 (median follow-up: 6.4 years) with ongoing surveillance.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Of the ischemic strokes, 22% were small-vessel occlusion, 8% large artery atherosclerosis, 21% cardioembolic, and 49% cryptogenic/other determined etiology.

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

OCTOBER 2, 2024

So, you want me to teach you the molecular biology of Atherosclerosis ,right ? Atherosclerosis is not a worrisome issue as long as it is contained deep within the vessel wall and doesn’t encroach the lumen. 2019 Dec;49(12):1115-1122. Atherosclerosis. Lee KY, Chang K. Korean Circ J. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2019.0211.

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Hypertension Journal

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The relationship between the magnitude and timing of orthostatic BP responses and dementia risk is not fully understood.METHODS:We conducted a prospective cohort analysis of the associations of orthostatic BP changes and self-reported orthostatic dizziness with the risk of dementia in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (ARIC).

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Participants ≥18 years with incident stroke and free of dementia were included (52% female and 39% Black).

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Stroke Journal

APRIL 3, 2024

We describe clinical PCMMD characteristics in a large cohort of patients with MMD.METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed patients with MMD treated between 1991 and 2019 at a large academic medical center. Demographics, perioperative outcomes, and radiological phenotypes were recorded for 770 patients.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

See "Mechanisms of acute coronary syndromes related to atherosclerosis".) Similarly, coronary erosion with loss of surface endothelium, possibly due to hyaluronan and neutrophil accumulation, can also cause MINOCA [ 1,11 ]. Optical coherence tomography, due to its high resolution, may provide additional information [ 10,13 ].

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection Dissection of a coronary artery may occur in the context of atherosclerosis, or be iatrogennic during angiography or angioplasty. JACC 2019 Sep 10;74(10):1290-1300. This MI wasn’t caused by a ruptured plaque of CAD - it was a coronary artery dissection of the RCA. This case occurred 10+ years ago.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 3, 2022

4] CT revealed no dissection but extensive coronary atherosclerosis. Int J Cardiol 2019 2. -- Meyers HP, Bracey, Smith et al. J Electrocardiol 2019 6. -- Amsterdam EA, Wenger NK, Brindis RG, et al. In a study last year, 14.4% of those who presented within two hours and 18.1% of those with posterior MI.[4]

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

See "Mechanisms of acute coronary syndromes related to atherosclerosis".) Smith's ECG Blog — ST elevation in both anterior and inferior leads does not necessarily indicate an LAD "wraparound" lesion, as used to be thought ( Bozbeyoğlu, Yildirimtürk, Aslanger et al — Anatol J Cardiol 21:253-8, 2019 ).

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DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

1,6 Until recently atherosclerosis has been thought of as the result of passive lipid accumulation in the vessel wall. However, the development of atherosclerosis is now known to be much more complex, with a key role for immune cells and inflammation in conjunction with hyperlipidemia and elevated LDL levels.7 References: 1.

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DAIC

JULY 18, 2024

Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death and disability globally, largely driven by myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke caused by atherosclerosis (plaque build-up in the arteries). 6 (3) (2019). 2017 23, April 2020; Available from: [link]. Cardiovasc.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 5, 2024

Effect of intensive compared with moderate lipid-lowering therapy on progression of coronary atherosclerosis: a randomized controlled trial. Effect of very high-intensity statin therapy on regression of coronary atherosclerosis: the ASTEROID trial. 2019 Dec 26;381(26):2497-2505. 2004 Mar 3;291(9):1071-80. N Engl J Med.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 23, 2024

Share While the average Western male and female will develop advanced coronary artery disease by age 55 and 66, respectively, 85% of the Tsimane tribe population over 40 had no evidence of advanced atherosclerosis 2. Coronary atherosclerosis, as evidenced by an abnormal CAC score, is a measure of advanced plaque. Adults: Fall 2019.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

While eGFR had a standard distribution and did not require transformation, WMH was right-skewed so we standardized it to total intracranial volume and created a z-score for analysis (Figure 1).Results:We Results:We included 661 individuals (mean age 81.14.7, female, 22.1% Black) with a mean WMH burden of 20.016.8

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Stroke Journal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This study investigated whether advances in these treatments improved outcomes in this population.METHODS:Using a prospective multicenter stroke registry in Korea, young adults (aged 18–50 years) with acute ischemic stroke hospitalized between 2008 and 2019 were identified. 56.2%), and statins for large artery atherosclerosis (76.1%–95.3%)

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Stroke Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between dental caries and incident ischemic stroke, coronary heart disease (CHD) events, and death.METHODS:The dental cohort (n=6351) of the ARIC study (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) was followed for incident ischemic stroke, CHD event, and all-cause mortality.

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Heart Disease Stroke Strokes Atherosclerosis 73

Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 1, 2023

A CT CAC scan can only identify if there is calcified atherosclerosis, where it is and to what extent. A CT CAC scan of 0 indicates no significant amount of calcified atherosclerosis. It does not imply that there is NO advanced atherosclerosis. 2019 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic coronary syndromes.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

In the recent COMPASS (Cardiovascular Outcomes for People Using Anticoagulation Strategies) trial, the combination of low-dose rivaroxaban with antiplatelet therapy demonstrated better efficacy in preventing vascular events in patients with coronary atherosclerosis compared to antiplatelet therapy alone.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

OCTOBER 4, 2024

2 High prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic teenagers and young adults: evidence from intravascular ultrasound. 2019 Apr;39(4):826-833. Subscribe now In Case You Missed Them: 1 Coronary artery calcium for the prediction of mortality in young adults <45 years old and elderly adults >75 years old. Eur Heart J.

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Heart Disease Plaque Cholesterol Risk Factors 105

The British Journal of Cardiology

APRIL 16, 2024

µg/m³ in 2019. µg/m³ in 2018, and 14 µg/m³ in 2019. In London, mean PM 2.5 concentrations stood at approximately 12.7 µg/m³ in 2017, 12.0 µg/m³ in 2018, and 11.4 5 Conversely, Valletta, Malta’s capital, recorded mean PM 2.5 concentrations of about 14 µg/m³ in 2017, 14.4

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Share Let’s first state our goal when we are in the business of ‘Heart Disease Prevention’: To delay the onset of coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis/plaque) that might rupture and cause a heart attack. Subscribe now 1 Impact of Plaque Burden Versus Stenosis on Ischemic Events in Patients With Coronary Atherosclerosis.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In Ischaemic strokes, there is some sort of blockage either in the major vessels that take the blood (this is called large vessel atherosclerosis) to the brain or even in the smaller vessels (called small vessel occlusion). Keywords: Cryptogenic strokes; AF; Afib; PFO; stroke; blood clots; thrombophilia; Antiphospholipid syndrome.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

JANUARY 30, 2024

Methods and results This study included 5548 non-active smoking participants aged 45–84 years and free of known cardiovascular diseases and HF at baseline who self-reported SHS exposure time in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) at baseline (2000–2002).

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

JANUARY 8, 2024

LDL is obviously a target against atherosclerosis. Numbers to remember are 70, 55, 40 mg Key Takeaways Comparing Lipid Guidelines Across the Pond: The Hot Off the Press 2019 ESC vs. 2018 ACC/AHA Guidelines One of my suggestion is to try keep both LDL and HDL as narrow as possible. Preamble 15 % of body weight is fat.

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