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Dynamic OMI ECG. Negative trops and negative angiogram does not rule out coronary ischemia or ACS.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Bedside cardiac ultrasound with no obvious wall motion abnormalities. 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. He was started on nitro gtt.

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Suboptimal Control of Small Dense Low‐Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Is Associated With Coronary Plaque Progression: An Intravascular Ultrasound Study

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundPlaque progression (PP) is critical between subclinical atherosclerosis and plaque rupture. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. Small dense lowdensity lipoprotein cholesterol (sdLDLC) is considered as the most atherogenic lipoprotein.

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How To Reverse Coronary Artery Disease With Lifestyle Measures

Dr. Paddy Barrett

You cannot eliminate the plaque entirely, but multiple clinical trials have shown plaque regression using high-intensity cholesterol-lowering treatments, which I have discussed previously. All of these parameters are important and need to be considered when evaluating plaque regression. REVERSAL Investigators.

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At What Age Should You Think About Assessing Your Risk For Heart Disease?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Everyone starts with no plaque in the coronary arteries, but over a long enough time frame, everyone develops plaque in their coronary arteries. By age 80, almost everyone will have evidence of advanced plaque in their coronary arteries, as defined by a cardiac CT 1. Plaque accumulation happens in stages. You got it.

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Endovascular intervention with intravascular ultrasound guidance of very early dissection complication in transplant renal artery: a case report and literature review

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

We report a case of TRAD in the early postoperative period, which was successfully managed with intravascular ultrasound-assisted endovascular intervention.Case presentationA 38-year-old man underwent HLA-compatible living kidney transplantation. Most cases are managed by operative repair.

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Abstract 4142898: Marine N-3 Fatty Acids Improve Carotid Atherosclerosis in Diabetic Patients

Circulation

Introduction:It remains uncertain whether dietary supplementation of marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) improves atherosclerosis and lipoprotein subclasses in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The primary outcome was the prevalence of carotid artery plaques assessed by ultrasound. day) or low-dose (1.5g/day)

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Abstract TP226: Analysis of the Association Between Lipoprotein(a) Levels and Carotid Plaque and Coronary Artery Calcium Using Health Checkup Data

Stroke Journal

Background:Lipoprotein a (Lp(a)) is known to be associated with coronary artery disease and carotid artery atherosclerosis. Carotid ultrasound results were divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of plaque. Carotid plaque was observed in 1140 (43.5%) subjects and CACS>0 in 1172 (44.7%) subjects.

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