Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Patient is pain free and clearly has Wellens' syndrome: 1) pain free episode following an episode of angina, typical Pattern A (biphasic, terminal T-wave inversion with an initial upsloping ST Segment) findings, preserved R-waves. Angiography : --Culprit for the patient's unstable angina/Wellen syndrome is a ruptured plaque in the mid LAD. --As

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

AUGUST 11, 2024

If you understand the pericardial anatomy fully, you can call yourself real master of clinical anatomy. There has been many reports of patients with angina in CP (Ref 1). Angina caused by calcific constrictive pericarditis. Structure and Anatomy of the Human Pericardium. Fortunately, it escapes in many.

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

JANUARY 14, 2024

In addition, the criteria require the absence of precordial Q waves, the presence of history of angina, and normal or slightly elevated cardiac serum markers. Wellens is a glorified subset of ACS. It can be referred to as an ACS in a confused state of evolution. Most often a critical mechanical LAD lesion is noted. Reference 1.

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Coronary anatomy and SYNTAX(Synergy between percutaneous coronary intervention with Taxus and cardiac surgery) scores were measured using coronary computed tomography angiography. Diabetes was present in 28% and multivessel disease in 51%. Most clinical scenarios favored invasive for better 1-year health status.

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The British Journal of Cardiology

APRIL 16, 2024

We present the cumulative percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) data of all comers (stable angina and acute coronary syndromes [ACS]) who presented to Hadi Clinic between January 2018 and December 2020. Pre-procedural data included patients’ baseline characteristics (age, gender, clinical presentation and comorbidities).

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Patients with dextrocardia present a diagnostic challenge, particularly in the context of acute coronary syndrome.Case Presentation:A 49-year-old male with a medical history of dextrocardia, hypothyroidism, dyslipidemia and hypertension was referred to a cardiologist by his primary physician due to a 3-week history of unstable angina.

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MIBHS

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For example, if a coronary artery becomes blocked due to plaque buildup (a condition known as coronary artery disease), the heart muscle may not receive enough oxygen, leading to chest pain (angina) or, in more severe cases, a heart attack. CAD is one of the leading causes of heart attacks.

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