Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 1, 2023

CT coronary angiography, in addition to a CT CAC, is arguably the best test for estimating whether someone has evidence of coronary artery disease and what that means for their near-term risk of a heart attack. This article is part 2 of a series on cardiac CT. And that requires a slightly different approach.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 30, 2024

. ‘ Snipers Alley ’, it turns out, is an age between 40-60, where mostly males were having fatal heart attacks. These patients were not overly bothered about having a heart attack at age 80, but usually, one of their friends, aged 52 or so, had just had a heart attack, and they did not want to be next.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This is about estimating your near-term risk of a heart attack. The most accurate way (But not the only way) to answer this question is whether or not you have plaque in your coronary arteries. This also means that if you have a CAC score of 0, you have no calcified plaque in your coronary arteries. Not zero risk.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MARCH 21, 2024

The Understanding Heart Disease module includes lessons on: Why the standard model is broken. Understanding Heart Disease. Heart Attack versus Heart Disease. Heart Disease Starts Earlier Than You Think. Symptoms Of Heart Disease. Get Heart Disease Right Get Everything Else Right.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In general, the more calcified or fibrous a plaque is, the less dangerous it is, as it is less likely to rupture and cause a heart attack. Fatty or necrotic plaque is often described as ‘vulnerable’ plaque, with the vulnerability being related to the risk of a heart attack.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 31, 2024

The mistake most people make when it comes to heart disease is thinking that when someone has a heart attack that, the condition of ‘heart disease’ just appeared. Heart attacks present suddenly. But heart disease presents slowly. CT Coronary Angiogram.

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