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Myocardial perfusion in cardiac amyloidosis

European Journal of Heart Failure

Images on the left panel show an example of coronary angiography, first-pass perfusion maps and stress and rest myocardial perfusion maps of a patient with cardiac amyloidosis. The coronary angiogram is unobstructed and visual analysis of first-pass perfusion shows a global reduction in myocardial blood flow.

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Rise of the Lysenkoist Cardiologists

Dr. Anish Koka

Diamond and Forrester accomplished this by first establishing the prevalence of coronary artery disease based on how clinically likely patients with chest pain symptoms were found to have coronary disease based on a coronary angiogram. for epicardial coronary disease, and 1.1 - 11.1 for MINOCA patients.

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Trust the coronaries : There are benign forms of ACS too !

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

How can biomarkers help us grade these ACSs? Strangely, we are also taught , “No ACS should be considered benign, until you see the coronary anatomy” I wish patients realise, how difficult it is to practice cardiology, for that matter any field of emergency medicine. It is next to foolishness to rush them to cath lab.