Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Volume 3, Issue S2 , November 1, 2023. However, CTA head and neck 4 days later demonstrated 90 percent stenosis of the mid left V2 at the C3‐4 level and a 75‐90 percent stenosis of the left mid V2 segment at the C5‐6 level (hard and soft plaque in these areas).

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Stenosis Peripheral Arterial Disease Pacemaker Atherosclerosis 40

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Global Burden of Disease data (2023) highlights a grim reality: while high-income countries have seen some success in managing CVD, LMICs now account for most CVD-related deaths. This shift results from an epidemiologic transition: as infectious diseases decline, chronic conditions like atherosclerosis dominate.

Atherosclerosis 59

Atherosclerosis Plaque Myocardial Infarction Risk Factors 59

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. LAD plaque with 0-25 percent stenosis. I do not have her previous ECGs, but reportedly these T-wave inversions were not present previously. Her initial cTnI returned at 0.25

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Coronary Angiogram Chest Pain Stenosis STEMI 52

Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 30, 2024

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. MI = Myocardial Infarction/Heart Attack However, there are two very important caveats. Int J Cardiol.

Heart Disease 95

Heart Disease Heart attacks Heart Attack Plaque 95

Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 5, 2024

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. 2023 Nov 11. You can get your copy by clicking here or on the image below.

Heart Disease 119

Heart Disease Coronary Artery Disease Heart attacks Heart Attack 119

DAIC

MAY 8, 2024

10390, May 2023, pp. It provides anatomic data, plaque identification and characterization, as well as the calculations of FFR CT , a coronary physiological simulation, computed from simulated pressure, velocity and blood flow information obtained from a 3D computer model generated from static coronary CT images. The Lancet, vol.

Coronary Artery Disease 111

Coronary Artery Disease Chest Pain Ischemia Myocardial Infarction 111

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MARCH 7, 2024

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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Plaque Myocardial Infarction Laboratory Cardiac Function 52

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 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

Cardiovascular Disease 111

Cardiovascular Disease Heart Attack Heart attacks Coronary Artery Disease 111

DAIC

JANUARY 25, 2024

In June 2023, the U.S. Among patients who had no plaque and zero calcium at time of CCTA, those with the most abnormal CaRi-Heart test results experienced 11-fold higher risk for cardiac mortality and 5-fold higher risk for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) than those who had normal CaRi-Heart test results.

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Heart attacks Heart Attack Technology Cardiovascular Disease 110

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

JANUARY 8, 2024

While the total body seems to do little in determining cholesterol levels, what is more scientifically shocking is slope of the curve between blood LDL levels and plaque burden is rarely linear. Nissen et al NEJM 2023   Leqvio ® (Inclisiran) is also approved in 2023. 2023 Mar 16;18(1):13. Mind you LDL constitutes.000025%

Cholesterol 52

Cholesterol Atherosclerosis Plaque Physiology 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 8, 2025

The authors describe a case with some features in common with our patient -- a stressful event followed by a stress cardiomyopathy/acute myocardial infarction overlap syndrome. Acute myocardial infarction: an uncommon complication of takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Mechanisms of plaque formation and rupture. SanzRuiz, R.,

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Cardiomyopathy Myocardial Infarction Defibrillator Bradycardia 75