Aneurysm Atherosclerosis Plaque 
CTVS
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Common examples of vascular disease are aneurysms (a dangerous bulge in an artery wall), atherosclerosis (plaque buildup in the… Source Research shows that in recent years almost half of all adults in the United States have been living with heart disease, one of the most prominent forms of vascular disease.
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
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 19, 2020
The patient's heart had significant recovery: Echo : Estimated LVEF 32%, apical wall motion abnormality with diastolic distortion (LV aneurysm), suggestive of old MI. If the arrest was caused by acute MI due to plaque rupture, then the diagnosis is MINOCA. A followup ECG was recorded 2 days later: No definite evidence of infarction.
Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology
NOVEMBER 9, 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). He was switched from DAPT to aspirin and warfarin because he was considered a “DAPT failure.”
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 31, 2013
A coronary aneurysm was found. Some of these MIs in young people are due to anomolies: aneurysm from a disorder known to be associated with coronary aneurysms (left out to maintain anonymity) in this case. Nevertheless, even young people have atherosclerosis and plaque rupture. A second troponin returned at 1.71
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