Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions , 7(5), 645–655. This proves effective treatment of the recurrent ischemia. The patient had no further symptoms of ischemia. Learning Points: Type 1 MI is the type we are most familiar with: rupture of atherosclerotic plaque with production thrombus or platelet fibrin aggregates.

SCAD 123

SCAD Ischemia Coronary Artery Disease Cardiomyopathy 123

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2019

This strongly suggests reperfusing RCA ischemia. Troponins, echocardiogram An echocardiogram showed inferobasilar hypokinesis, further supporting a diagnosis of regional ischemia , likely of the area supplied by the RCA. Here’s the angiogram of the RCA : No thrombus or plaque rupture in the RCA (or any coronary artery) was found.

Chest Pain 52

Chest Pain SCAD STEMI Cardiogenic Shock 52

Heart 2023 Conference

APRIL 20, 2022

Source: JAMA Cardiology) Patients with afib who survived an intracerebral haemorrhage had a very significant risk of cerebrovascular ischemia episodes and death in the following year, according to registry data. American College of Cardiology Journal) Are you thinking of stopping your antiplatelet medication too soon after angioplasty?

Pulmonary 52

Pulmonary Hypertension AFIB COVID-19 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 8, 2025

It is possible there is microvascular dysfunction producing residual transmural ischemia. But this is most common when there is prolonged ischemia, and this patient had the fastest reperfusion imaginable! Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions , 82 (6), 909913. Mechanisms of plaque formation and rupture.

Cardiomyopathy 74

Cardiomyopathy Myocardial Infarction Defibrillator Bradycardia 74