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 1,2 ASCVD causes or contributes to conditions that include coronary artery disease (CAD), cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease (inclusive of aortic aneurysm).3

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Cardiovascular Disease Heart attacks Heart Attack Coronary Artery Disease 111

Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 17, 2024

24% increased risk of coronary artery disease. And pretty much every doctor can recall an event where a patient experienced a suddenly stressful event and had a cardiac event. That event might have been a heart rhythm issue or even a cardiac arrest. 2019 Sep;94(9):1852-1864. JAMA Netw Open.

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Heart Disease Heart attacks Heart Attack Risk Factors 79

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

OCTOBER 25, 2023

But the full cohort of the CABANA trial did not show a significant reduction in the primary composite end point of death, disabling stroke, serious bleeding or cardiac arrest [7]. 2019 Apr 2;321(13):1261-1274. EAST-AFNET 4 trial had 2789 patients with early atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular conditions [8].

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Atrial Fibrillation Heart Failure Ablation Cardiac Arrest 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 21, 2024

Studies of patients with coronary artery disease who developed arrhythmic storm with episodes of PMVT following MI — show arrhythmias indistinguishable from those reported in this case. The decision was made to try Quinidine ( as this case was felt to represent conditions consistent with Quinidine-responsive PMVT ).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Diffuse ST depression with ST elevation in aVR: Is this pattern specific for global ischemia due to left main coronary artery disease? Incidence of an acute coronary occlusion. Am J Med 2019, 132(5):622-630. Incidence of an Acute Coronary Occlusion. American Journal of Medicine 132(5):622-630; May 2019.

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Ischemia STEMI Stenosis Coronary Artery Disease 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

It is apparently fortunate that she had a cardiac arrest; otherwise, her ECG would have been ignored. Hospital Course The patient was taken emergently to the cath lab which did not reveal any significant coronary artery disease, but she was noted to have reduced EF consistent with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

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Plaque Chest Pain Thrombosis Stenosis 52