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What does the angiogram show? The Echo? The CT coronary angiogram? How do you explain this?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Post cath ECG: Now there are hyperacute T-waves again, and recurrent ST depression in V2 This ECG would normally diagnostic of OMI until proven otherwise No further troponins were measured, but it looks like there is recurrent OMI Next day: A CT Coronary Angiogram was done (CTCA) CARDIAC MORPHOLOGY AND FUNCTION: 1. IMPRESSION: 1.

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An undergraduate who is an EKG tech sees something. The computer calls it completely normal. How about the physicians?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

There is an area of dense white in the middle of the circle consistent with atherosclerosis. They too have dense white masses consistent with coronary atherosclerosis. . __ Here are some Images: The red circle shows the LAD coursing down the anterior interventricular sulcus. The blue circle shows the LCx.

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How To Reverse Coronary Artery Disease With Lifestyle Measures

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Subscribe now To understand plaque regression, you must understand some key concepts about coronary artery plaque to appreciate the relevance of the studies we will discuss here. Effect of intensive compared with moderate lipid-lowering therapy on progression of coronary atherosclerosis: a randomised controlled trial.

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Why You Probably Already Have Heart Disease But Just Don't Know It.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

The most common way to assess the presence and extent of coronary artery disease is with a CT scan, called a CT CAC score or CT Coronary Angiogram. These noninvasive scans look directly at the coronary arteries rather than assessing for the risk factors for coronary artery disease eg LDL cholesterol, high blood pressure etc.