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HeartFlow Announces Revolutionary Five-Year Data Demonstrating a 63 Percent Mortality Reduction with FFRCT-Guided Care in PAD Patients

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2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/Chest/Saem/SCCT/SCMR guideline for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.” 2021, [link]. For more information: www.heartflow.com References 1 Krievins, Dainis K., JAMA Internal Medicine, vol.

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

Dr. Paddy Barrett

The CAC scan looks for deposits of calcium in the areas of the coronary arteries as a proxy marker for plaque. It tells you ‘ if ’ there is plaque and how much, as a score called a CAC score. 2021 Sep 15;339:219-224. MI = Myocardial Infarction/Heart Attack However, there are two very important caveats.

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Micro and Nanoplastics and Cardiovascular Events – Recent Study

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Detailed analysis of the excised carotid plaques were carried out with pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, stable isotope analysis, and electron microscopy. Primary endpoint of the study was a composite of myocardial infarction, stroke, or death from any cause in those who had micro and nanoplastics in the carotid plaque.

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What does the angiogram show? The Echo? The CT coronary angiogram? How do you explain this?

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MINOCA may be due to: coronary spasm, coronary microvascular dysfunction, plaque disruption, spontaneous coronary thrombosis/emboli , and coronary dissection; myocardial disorders, including myocarditis, takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and other cardiomyopathies. MINOCA I do not have the bandwidth here to write a review of MINOCA.

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7 Things You Can Do To Reduce Your Risk Even If You Already Have Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

2021 Oct 19;10(20):e021356. 2 Trends and Predictors of Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation Following Acute Myocardial Infarction: Data From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. 7 Secondary prevention following myocardial infarction: a clinical update. 2021 May 1;397(10285):1625-1636.

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide.1,2 3 Patients with ASCVD are at a higher risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) including heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and cardiovascular (CV) death.4

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Syncope and Block

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Detailed Considerations LBBB and Myocardial Infarction In the emergent setting it’s important to assess LBBB through the lens of the Smith-modified Sgarbossa criteria, especially in a context that is clinically consistent with Acute Coronary Syndrome. He received a permanent pacemaker during the subsequent inpatient stay. 4] Dodd, K.