DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

5 Over my career as a cardiovascular surgeon, as well as an immunologist, I have witnessed how current treatments for ASCVD have led to considerable improvements in outcomes, yet many patients remain vulnerable to life-threatening cardiac events.1,6 35 Overall, the magnitudes of benefit seen from colchicine, 0.5 33,36,37 Colchicine, 0.5

Cardiovascular Disease 111

Cardiovascular Disease Heart Attack Heart attacks Coronary Artery Disease 111

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 19, 2020

I suspect this is Type 2 MI due to prolonged severe hypotension from cardiac arrest. Coronary thrombosis or embolism can result in MINOCA, either with or without a hypercoagulable state. If there is any evidence of atherosclerosis, modifiable CAD risk factors should be treated aggressively. FFR can be useful.

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Defibrillator Circulation Plaque Cardiac Arrest 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

It is apparently fortunate that she had a cardiac arrest; otherwise, her ECG would have been ignored. Then they did an MRI: Patient underwent cardiac MRI on 10/4 that showed mildly reduced BiV systolic function. The degree of stenosis is not a great predictor of thrombosis, and culprits may not be visible.

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Plaque Chest Pain Thrombosis Stenosis 52