Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 20, 2024

The Queen of Hearts disagrees, diagnosing OMI with high confidence: Case Continued: The EKG was not immediately recognized by the emergency provider, who ordered a CT scan to rule out aortic dissection at 1419. There is an area of dense white in the middle of the circle consistent with atherosclerosis. The blue circle shows the LCx.

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DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

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 1,6 Until recently atherosclerosis has been thought of as the result of passive lipid accumulation in the vessel wall. 4 In the U.S.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Attendees, including hundreds of health professionals, gained access to the latest knowledge and developments in the field, from exclusive insights from one of the foremost authorities on atherosclerosis, Dr. Peter Libby, to innovations like new therapeutic agents and exciting advancements in renal protection.

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The British Journal of Cardiology

AUGUST 1, 2024

Lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) can improve the accuracy of assessment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and the risk of aortic valve stenosis. Management of high levels encourages rigorous attention to correction of other risk factors, such as blood pressure, smoking and low-density lipoprotein (LDL).

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Aortic valve Heart Disease Blood Pressure Risk Factors 40

Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The fundamental characteristic of atherosclerosis is when a cholesterol particle becomes trapped in the artery wall. It is the inflammatory response to this particle retention that causes the formation of atherosclerosis 1. Lipoprotein particles entering the subintimal space causing atherosclerosis. CE = Cholesterol Ester.

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Physiologically Speaking

APRIL 24, 2024

The amount of calcium in the blood vessels (known as arterial calcification), a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, is higher in people with a short sleep duration. 13 Coronary artery calcification (CAC) and aortic stiffness are also associated with self-reported sleep duration.

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