CardiacWire

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Novartis initially prioritized its treatments for heart failure and plaque-clogged arteries when it spun-off abelacimab but continued to monitor the Factor XI race, leading to its choice to take the baton back from Anthos.

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AFIB Embolism Plaque Stroke 102

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As in all ischemia interpretations with OMI findings, the findings can be due to type 1 AMI (example: acute coronary plaque rupture and thrombosis) or type 2 AMI (with or without fixed CAD, with severe regional supply/demand mismatch essentially equaling zero blood flow). CT angiogram showed extensive saddle pulmonary embolism.

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Cardiac Arrest Chest Pain Embolism Pulmonary 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Then, part of the thrombus embolized into the LCx causing an inferoposterolateral OMI. (As As an aside, the LCx OMI is a type 2 event, since it is due to supply-demand mismatch from thrombus, and not due to atherosclerotic plaque rupture or erosion). This resulted in anterior/apical infarct and apical thrombus formation.

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