2019 Chest Pain Coronary Artery Disease 
Open Heart
AUGUST 25, 2024
Methods We prospectively included 1384 patients with LRHSs between March 2019 and March 2021. The primary endpoints included cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction and unplanned coronary revascularisation. All the patients underwent NISI (involving myocardial perfusion imaging/stress echocardiography).
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 25, 2023
Healthy male under 25 years old with a pretty good story for acute onset crushing chest pain relieved with nitro. Cath lab activation by the ED and I agree with coronary angiography emergently." Result: no angiographically significant obstructive coronary artery disease. What do you think? Medical Rx.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
AUGUST 1, 2023
CT coronary angiography, in addition to a CT CAC, is arguably the best test for estimating whether someone has evidence of coronary artery disease and what that means for their near-term risk of a heart attack. This article is part 2 of a series on cardiac CT. I would say yes. For very good reason. And it matters.
Dr. Prateek Bhatnagar
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
63 years old Afsar Khan resident of Karwan, Hyderabad had been having coronary artery disease and chest pain on exertion for about a year. In November 2019, he underwent CT coronary angiography which showed blocks in all 3 coronary arteries of the heart. He was still corona negative.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 5, 2023
By Magnus Nossen, edits by Grauer and Smith The patient is a 70-something female with DMII, HTN and an extensive prior history of coronary artery disease and myocardial infarctions. On the day of presentation she complained of typical chest pain, and stated it feels like prior MI. She's had multiple PCI procedures.
DAIC
MARCH 7, 2024
I think especially with the recent changes in guidelines and the recommendation to use CT for screening of coronary artery disease, we expect to see this trend really impact the way CT is used in the future.” “The CT procedural mix is evolving, and cardiac CT is starting to account for a large proportion of that.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
The best course is to wait until the anatomy is defined by angio, then if proceeding to PCI, add Cangrelor (an IV P2Y12 inhibitor) I sent the ECG and clinical information of a 90-year old with chest pain to Dr. McLaren. Incidence of an acute coronary occlusion. Am J Med 2019, 132(5):622-630. link] Harhash AA et al.
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