Coronary Artery Disease Journal

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Background It is unclear how COVID-19 pandemic affected care and outcomes among patients who are diagnosed with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the USA. for patients admitted in 2016–2019 period. to 3.49, P < 0.001) were reduced in 2020 compared to 2016–2019 period. reduction in admissions in 2020.

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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 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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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. 2 Coronary CT Angiography and 5-Year Risk of Myocardial Infarction. Medicine (Baltimore).

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 17, 2024

24% increased risk of coronary artery disease. 1 Association of psychosocial risk factors with risk of acute myocardial infarction in 11119 cases and 13648 controls from 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): case-control study. 2019 Sep;94(9):1852-1864. These findings have been replicated multiple times.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Angiogram No obstructive epicardial coronary artery disease Cannot exclude non-ACS causes of troponin elevation including coronary vasospasm, stress cardiomyopathy, microvascular disease, etc. Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA): The Past, Present, and Future Management [Internet].

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 25, 2023

See our publication: ST depression in lead aVL differentiates inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction from pericarditis There is STE in inferior leads, high lateral leads, and V4-V6. Cath lab activation by the ED and I agree with coronary angiography emergently." Medical Rx. Aggressive risk factor modification.

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Open Heart

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Objectives The risk factor-weighted and coronary artery calcium score-weighted clinical likelihood (RF-CL and CACS-CL, respectively) models improve discrimination of patients with suspected obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). The endpoint was non-fatal myocardial infarction or cardiovascular death.

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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. 3-vessel disease? Incidence of an Acute Coronary Occlusion. J Electrocardiol 2013;46:240-8 2.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 21, 2024

Troponin T peaked at 38,398 ng/L ( = a very large myocardial infarction, but not massive-- thanks to the pre-PCI spontaneous reperfusion, and rapid internvention!! ). Over the next couple of days the patient was weaned off of mechanical circulatory support. Inotropic medication was continued.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JULY 25, 2023

It is for this reason that the 2019 ACC/ AHA guidelines for primary CVD prevention encourage referrals of patients to clinicians and professionals that specialize in lifestyle medicine and can adequately address nutrition and physical activity, such as dietitians, whose role to improve cardiovascular health is too often underestimated. [16]

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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. She's had multiple PCI procedures. On the day of presentation she complained of typical chest pain, and stated it feels like prior MI.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 23, 2024

Results Out of the total 776 KTR transplanted between 2017 and 2019, CAG was performed on 541 patients (69.7%), of whom 22.4% were found to have obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). of cases, CAG findings resulted in myocardial revascularization. Asymptomatic obstructive CAD was observed in 70.2%

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DAIC

APRIL 29, 2024

Getty Images milla1cf Mon, 04/29/2024 - 13:06 April 29, 2024 — Women with heart disease are less often treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs than men, according to research presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024 , a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology ( ESC ).1 2Knuuti J, Wijns W, Saraste A, et al.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

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. Such cases are classified as MINOCA (Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructed Coronary Arteries).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2019

I believe this is by far the most common outcome for this patient around the world in 2019. Current practice ranges widely, but based on my short experience and reports from other institutions, most of these patients are not being taken emergently to the cath lab in 2019. European Heart Journal 2019. Schomig et al. Lemkes et al.

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