Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 10, 2023

LAD plaque with 0-25 percent stenosis. No signs for aortic dissection or pulmonary embolus. --"Results were discussed with the ordering physician. If there are T-wave inversions and elevated trops in the context of persistent pain, think of other pathologies such as pulmonary embolism. A CT Coronary angiogram was ordered.

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Coronary Angiogram Chest Pain Stenosis STEMI 52

Heart 2023 Conference

APRIL 20, 2022

(Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology) A role for hemoglobin in atherosclerosis is supported by a study that used serial coronary CT angiography to demonstrate an association between persistently low serum hemoglobin levels and greater changes in coronary plaque volume.

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Pulmonary Hypertension AFIB COVID-19 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

CT angiogram chest: no aortic dissection or pulmonary embolism. Serial chest xrays: progressive bilateral pulmonary edema. Only after her troponin peaked at 500,000 ng/L did she get her angiogram, which showed a 100% left main occlusion due to ruptured plaque. No further troponins were measured.

Chest Pain 52

Chest Pain Aneurysm STEMI Thrombosis 52