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Abstract 4139995: Scoring System-Based Approach for Identifying Patients With Positive Intracoronary Acetylcholine Provocation Tests: The Original and Modified ABCD Score

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4139995-A4139995, November 12, 2024. Background:Although intracoronary acetylcholine (ACh) provocation testing is a guideline-recommended invasive standard for the diagnosis of vasospastic angina (VSA), ACh tests are largely underused in clinical practice globally. Recently, Rinaldi et al.

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Abstract 4142012: Ectasias of Multiple Coronary Arteries and a Coronary Cameral Fistula Between Right Coronary Artery and Coronary Sinus

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4142012-A4142012, November 12, 2024. Patient underwent surgical closure of fistula and a 2-vessel coronary artery bypass graft surgery, with a LIMA pedicle graft to the LAD, and SV graft to the LCx.Postoperatively, patient was continued on medical therapy with improvement of symptoms.

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An athletic 30-something woman with acute substernal chest pressure

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Troponin elevation is dependent on presence or absence of occlusion (remember many OMI receive a diagnosis of NSTEMI), duration of occlusion (which is dependent on rapidity of therapy or the luck of spontaneous reperfusion), area of myocardium at risk, collateral circulation, and more. Circulation. Circulation, 137(19), p.e523.

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Abstract 4141170: Impact of Serum 5-Hydroxytryptophan Levels on 15-Year Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4141170-A4141170, November 12, 2024. Background:5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) is a natural amino acid and precursor to serotonin, which is essential for various physiological functions.

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Does Erectile Dysfunction Improve After Bypass Surgery?

MIBHS

One of the most effective treatments for severe coronary artery disease, a type of cardiovascular disease, is coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a procedure designed to restore blood flow to the heart. But does coronary artery bypass surgery also improve erectile capacity?