Open Heart

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Background The prognosis of myocardial ischaemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA) and its underlying vasomotor disorders, vasospastic angina (VSA) and microvascular angina (MVA), is not well defined.

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Coronary Artery Disease Outcomes Angina Myocardial Infarction 52

Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Journal of the American Heart Association, Volume 12, Issue 23 , December 5, 2023. BackgroundCoronary computed tomography angiography is increasingly used as the first‐line test for suspected coronary artery disease. PTP was calculated according to the 2013 and 2019 ESC guidelines.

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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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Cardiovascular Disease Heart Attack Heart attacks Coronary Artery Disease 111

Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Subscribe now Stenting stable coronary artery disease has not been convincingly proven to reduce the risk of future heart attacks or death 1. Whether stenting a narrowed coronary artery improves symptoms such as chest pain (angina) or shortness of breath is a very different question. What About Symptoms?

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Stents Stent Angina Heart Attack 59

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

JANUARY 8, 2024

Traditional Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has been extensively used in cardiovascular disease in modern clinical practice, alone or in combination with conventional treatment. From inception until August 2023, we systematically searched five public literature databases to conduct the umbrella review.

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Cardiovascular Disease Coronary Artery Disease Angina Heart Failure 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

I quickly reviewed the patient’s records and saw that she was a 53 year old woman with a history of BMI 40, but no other identifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease. The absence of risk factors for coronary artery disease does not mean a patient is not at risk for OMI.

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SCAD Ischemia Coronary Artery Disease Cardiomyopathy 124

Dr. Anish Koka

MAY 16, 2023

Diamond and Forrester accomplished this by first establishing the prevalence of coronary artery disease based on how clinically likely patients with chest pain symptoms were found to have coronary disease based on a coronary angiogram. Thanks for reading Dr. Anish Koka's Newsletter!

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Chest Pain Coronary Artery Disease Cancer Heart Attack 52