Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 8, 2023

BackgroundThe relationship between depression and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic individuals is not clear. The degree and extent of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis were evaluated by coronary computed tomographic angiography, and ≥50% diameter stenosis was defined as significant. 2.03];P=0.450).

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Stroke Journal

JUNE 26, 2024

Asymptomatic high-grade carotid stenosis is an important therapeutic target for stroke prevention. Advances in treatments against atherosclerosis have driven down the rates of stroke in patients managed without revascularization.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Carotid atherosclerosis (CAS) is a critical precursor to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and is closely associated with the development and progression of conditions such as stroke and poor prognosis. Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP288-ATP288, February 1, 2025.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The company reports that its clinically-proven, AI-based digital care platform works with coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) imaging to help clinicians precisely identify and define atherosclerosis earlier, enabling them to provide personalized, life-saving treatment plans for all patients throughout their care continuum.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

MINOCA may be due to: coronary spasm, coronary microvascular dysfunction, plaque disruption, spontaneous coronary thrombosis/emboli , and coronary dissection; myocardial disorders, including myocarditis, takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and other cardiomyopathies. There may be a chronic tight stenosis and a non-obstructed lesion that thrombosed.

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DAIC

MAY 8, 2024

1 Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease that affects multiple vascular regions and is particularly severe in PAD patients, where up to 80 percent suffer from concurrent coronary artery disease (CAD), historically linked with a mortality rate exceeding 50 percent within five years.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Lp(a) is emerging as an important, yet under-recognized, potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease due to its ability to promote the development of plaques within artery walls, clot formation and aortic valve calcification. 2022 Aug, 80 (9) 934946 Kronenberg F.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

At the patient level, those with reduced CFR showed a significantly higher prevalence of diffused atherosclerosis (41% vs. 23%; P  < 0.001) and higher FAI (−75.5 HU In the patient-level analysis, obstructive CAD, diffused atherosclerosis, and FAI were independently linked with CFR. Results We detected a decrease in CFR (<2.5)

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 20, 2024

The scan also showed “scattered coronary artery plaques”. __ Smith comment 1 : the appropriate management at this point is to lower the blood pressure (lower afterload, which increases myocardial oxygen demand). 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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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Background Kounis syndrome is an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) caused by allergic reactions, including coronary artery spasm (type I) caused by allergies without coronary predisposing factors, pre-existing coronary atherosclerosis, and coronary artery disease.

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DAIC

MARCH 31, 2025

The study, Effect of Colchicine on Progression of Known Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease Compared To Placebo: The Ekstrom Trial, was presented at the American College of Cardiology 74th Annual Scientific Session and Expo ( ACC.25 mg on atherosclerotic plaque. Budoff, M.D.,

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MAY 21, 2024

Doppler ultrasonography performed a day after the operation showed an increase in systolic blood velocity, with no observed urine output and raising a suspicion of arterial anastomotic stenosis. The transplant renal artery lesion was intervened with a stent.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Share Let’s first state our goal when we are in the business of ‘Heart Disease Prevention’: To delay the onset of coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis/plaque) that might rupture and cause a heart attack. And the less plaque you have, the lower the risk of a heart attack. And it’s also WAY more common.

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Circulation

JANUARY 15, 2024

Coronary artery calcification (CAC) accompanies the development of advanced atherosclerosis. Nevertheless, the relationship between CAC and the susceptibility of a plaque to provoke a thrombotic event remains incompletely understood. Circulation, Volume 149, Issue 3 , Page 251-266, January 16, 2024.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background:Rapid, accurate diagnosis and characterization of carotid atherosclerosis can help prevent disabling strokes. Although carotid plaques can be identified on CT angiography (CTA), interpretation is challenging for frontline physicians. Quantification of plaque volume/composition requires much manual effort.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

To prove there is no plaque rupture, you need to do intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). An angiogram is a "lumenogram;" most plaque is EXTRALUMINAL!! One of the most common is rupture of a non-obstructive plaque, with thrombus formation and OMI that spontaneously lyses and leaves a wide open artery. It can only be seen by IVUS.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

However, CTA head and neck 4 days later demonstrated 90 percent stenosis of the mid left V2 at the C3‐4 level and a 75‐90 percent stenosis of the left mid V2 segment at the C5‐6 level (hard and soft plaque in these areas). He also had moderate stenosis of the right V4 segment.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 19, 2020

If the arrest was caused by acute MI due to plaque rupture, then the diagnosis is MINOCA. Here is my comment on MINOCA: "Non-obstructive coronary disease" does not necessarily imply "no plaque rupture with thrombus." They often cannot even be recognized as culprits, as fissured or ulcerated plaque. myocarditis).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

Repeat troponins were: 94 ng/L 190 ng/L (none further were ordered) Formal cardiac echo showed: EF 73%, normal systolic and diastolic function, normal LV cavity size and wall thickness No valvular stenosis of regurgitation Coronary CT Angiogram: Mid LAD with less than 25% stenosis All other arteries with no noted stenosis of plaque Interpreted as "mild, (..)

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 31, 2013

It showed a 99% stenosis in the RCA, and proximal to a posterolateral branch. Nevertheless, even young people have atherosclerosis and plaque rupture. Not take directly to cath lab. A second troponin returned at 1.71 ng/ml 3 hours later. The patient was not taken to cath for another 6 hours after this last ECG.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:Carotid atherosclerosis is a leading cause of stroke worldwide. Previous studies demonstrated bilateral symmetry in atherosclerotic plaque burden and calcification scores. Within each artery, the range of slices with wall thickness &gt; 2mm on any scan was included as potential atherosclerotic plaque.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 21, 2024

BACKGROUND:Sex-specific differences in plaque composition and instability underscore the need to explore circulating markers for better prediction of high-risk plaques. Plaque stability was determined by gold-standard histological classifications. Adipokine, lipid, and immune profiling was conducted.

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Heart BMJ

JANUARY 13, 2025

Background The relationship between atherosclerosis and endotypes of myocardial ischaemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA) is unclear. Angiograms were examined for luminal stenosis in each segment of the SYNTAX coronary model. Results were compared with indices of microvascular function and INOCA endotypes.

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Open Heart

JANUARY 11, 2025

This study evaluated a novel algorithm for coronary stenosis quantification (atherosclerosis imaging quantitative CT, AI-QCT). AI-QCT and blinded readers assessed coronary artery stenosis following the Coronary Artery Disease Reporting and Data System consensus.

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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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