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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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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Coronary Artery Disease Atherosclerosis Laboratory Plaque 45

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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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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Stenosis Peripheral Arterial Disease Pacemaker Atherosclerosis 40

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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Coronary Artery Disease Chest Pain Myocardial Infarction Ischemia 111

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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Coronary Angiogram Thrombosis Plaque STEMI 95

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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Chest Pain Blood Pressure Ischemia STEMI 120

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Thus, it has recently become generally accepted that most plaque ruptures resulting in myocardial infarction occur in plaques that narrow the lumen diameter by 40% of the arterial cross section may be involved by plaque. The pathologist may see a plaque that constitutes, for example, 50% of the cross-sectional area.

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Ischemia Plaque Stenosis Myocardial Infarction 110

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Ipsilateral and contralateral carotid artery plaque features were compared, then the carotid artery plaque characteristics on the infarct side were correlated with the infarct pattern.Results:the mean age of subjects included was 68 years old, 79.6% of them were male. 0.15), larger wall area (0.50±0.19 0.23), all p values<0.05.

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Plaque Atherosclerosis Stroke Strokes 40

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 24, 2024

Background Although atherosclerosis (AS) can affect multiple vascular beds, previous studies have focused on the analysis of single-site AS plaques. The plaques were then categorized into culprit plaques, non-culprit plaques, and non-event plaques.

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Plaque Stenosis Hemorrhage Atherosclerosis 59

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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Defibrillator Circulation Plaque Cardiac Arrest 52

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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Chest Pain Ischemia Stenosis Tachycardia 52

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 > 2mm on any scan was included as potential atherosclerotic plaque.

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Atherosclerosis Plaque Risk Factors Stenosis 40

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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Coronary Artery Disease Ischemia Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Imaging 103

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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Plaque Circulation Atherosclerosis Hemorrhage 40

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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Plaque Chest Pain Thrombosis Stenosis 52

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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Chest Pain Aneurysm STEMI Ischemia 52