Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Background There is mounting data supporting the use of drug-coated balloons (DCB) not only for treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR), but also in native coronary artery disease. So far, paclitaxel-coated balloons represented the mainstay DCBs. Angiograms and outcomes were independently adjudicated.

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Coronary Artery Disease Myocardial Infarction Stent Stents 59

Cardiology Update

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In the early years of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), studies indicated a heightened risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), involving outcomes such as death, Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI), stent thrombosis, and repeat revascularization.

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Myocardial Infarction Coronary Artery Disease Thrombosis Research 52

Stroke Journal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Stroke, Volume 54, Issue 12 , Page 3182-3189, December 1, 2023. The identification of a variant in theHDAC9gene as a risk factor for large-artery atherosclerotic stroke, and subsequently coronary artery disease, has opened novel treatment pathways for stroke and more widely atherosclerotic disease.

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Stroke Strokes Atherosclerosis Coronary Artery Disease 40

Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 30, 2024

The key issue when it comes to the near-term risk of a heart attack is whether you already have coronary artery disease and how much of it. MI = Myocardial Infarction/Heart Attack However, there are two very important caveats. It’s not a good test for assessing for plaque in the arteries.

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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 attacks Heart Attack Coronary Artery Disease 111

Circulation

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Circulation, Volume 148, Issue 24 , Page 1958-1973, December 12, 2023. BACKGROUND:Reducing cardiovascular disease burden among women remains challenging. Permanent coronary ligation was performed to establish myocardial infarction (MI).

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Coronary Artery Disease Myocardial Infarction Circulation Plaque 40

DAIC

JANUARY 25, 2024

mg tablets), together with Caristo Diagnostics , a leading cardiac disease diagnostics company with the novel CaRi-Heart technology to visualize and quantify coronary inflammation, announced today their collaboration to improve awareness and clinical education about the central role of inflammation in coronary artery disease.

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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. These findings have been replicated multiple times. Nat Rev Cardiol.

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Heart Disease Heart attacks Heart Attack Risk Factors 85

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. hours All Hyperacute T-wave and ST Depression is resolved. Echo The estimated left ventricular ejection fraction is 56 %.

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Coronary Angiogram Plaque Thrombosis STEMI 102

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Hyperacute T-wave in lead III, with reciprocal findings in aVL -- single lead OMI in the setting of multivessel disease. Aslanger's pattern (Smith was co-author on this): A new electrocardiographic pattern indicating inferior myocardial infarction The next troponin returned at 8822 ng/L. Normal left ventricular wall thickness.

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Chest Pain Ischemia Echocardiogram Myocardial Infarction 103

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! This happens.

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Chest Pain Coronary Artery Disease Cancer Heart attacks 52

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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Chest Pain Ischemia Pacemaker Stent 101

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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Chest Pain Pericarditis Blog Cardiomyopathy 52

Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, Volume 16, Issue 5 , Page 470-477, October 1, 2023. Background:Lp(a) (lipoprotein[a]) is a highly atherogenic lipoprotein subfraction that may contribute to polygenic risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), but the extent of this contribution is unknown.

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Coronary Artery Disease Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Myocardial Infarction Angioplasty 40

The British Journal of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Andreas Grüntzig, an ardent angiologist crafted an indeflatable sausage-shaped dual-lumen balloon-catheter, designed its delivery to the heart, launched minimally invasive coronary intervention and taught by beaming live demonstration. Subsequent advances are just incremental tweaks and tinkers around this fully formed framework from 1978.

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Stents Stent Coronary Artery Disease Myocardial Infarction 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 10, 2023

ng/mL This single initial troponin at this level, in the context of chest pain, is high enough to be diagnostic of acute myocardial infarction. A CT Coronary angiogram was ordered. Here are the results: --Minimally obstructive coronary artery disease. --LAD Her initial cTnI returned at 0.25

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Coronary Angiogram Chest Pain Stenosis STEMI 52

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JULY 25, 2023

17] Glycemic improvement alone, however, has not been associated with improved risk of macrovascular diabetes complications, such as myocardial infarction, stroke and heart failure. Association of bodyweight with total mortality and with cardiovascular events in coronary artery disease: a systematic review of cohort studies.”

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Wellnest

DECEMBER 11, 2023

World AIDS Day 2023 Introduction: World AIDS Day 2023 serves as a poignant reminder of the ongoing global battle against HIV/AIDS, urging us to reflect on the progress made and the challenges that persist. Plus, abacavir, an NRTI, has been linked to an increased risk of myocardial infarction.

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