Cardiology Update

APRIL 30, 2024

The highly impactful International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness With Medical and Invasive Approaches ( ISCHEMIA ) trial investigated the effectiveness of invasive (INV) versus conservative (CON) strategies for managing stable coronary artery disease. Original article: Gaudino M et al. EuroIntervention.

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Aggressive lipid-lowering therapy compared with angioplasty in stable coronary artery disease. Reference Pitt B, Waters D, Brown WV, van Boven AJ, Schwartz L, Title LM, Eisenberg D, Shurzinske L, McCormick LS. Atorvastatin versus Revascularization Treatment Investigators. N Engl J Med. 1999 Jul 8;341(2):70-6. PMID: 10395630.

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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

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Dr. Anish Koka

MAY 16, 2023

Diamond and Forrester accomplished this by first establishing the prevalence of coronary artery disease based on how clinically likely patients with chest pain symptoms were found to have coronary disease based on a coronary angiogram. Thanks for reading Dr. Anish Koka's Newsletter!

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

I quickly reviewed the patient’s records and saw that she was a 53 year old woman with a history of BMI 40, but no other identifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease. This proves effective treatment of the recurrent ischemia. The patient had no further symptoms of ischemia.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 9, 2019

Post by Smith and Meyers Sam Ghali ( [link] ) just asked me (Smith): "Steve, do left main coronary artery *occlusions* (actual ones with transmural ischemia) have ST Depression or ST Elevation in aVR?" Here I explain: First, you don't know for certain what the state of the artery was at the time of the ECG.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We evaluated the primary outcome (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or hospitalization for unstable angina, heart failure, or resuscitated cardiac arrest) and other end points, by sex, in 1168 (22.6%) women and 4011 (77.4%) men. Women had less coronary artery disease: multivessel in 60.0% of women versus 25.6%

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Takotsubo is a sudden event, not one with crescendo angina. Hospital Course The patient was taken emergently to the cath lab which did not reveal any significant coronary artery disease, but she was noted to have reduced EF consistent with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Learning Points: 1. Lindahl et al. References: 1.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2019

She requires maximal medical management per all current guidelines (including heparin and P2Y12 inhibitor per cardiology), as well as consideration for emergent cath in the case of persistent ischemia. So what will you do for this patient? They found an acute, total, thrombotic occlusion of the proximal LAD. They opened it. Patel et al.,

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

MAY 10, 2024

In a study published by the American Heart Association, “Sex and Age Differences in the Association of Depression With Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease and Adverse Cardiovascular Events,” researchers investigated 3,237 patients (35% women) undergoing coronary angiography to evaluate for coronary artery disease (CAD).

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