Chest Pain Coronary Angiogram Stents 
All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders
APRIL 17, 2024
CT coronary angiograms are increasing in popularity as a non-invasive screening test for detecting blocks in coronary arteries. Coronary arteries are blood vessels supplying oxygenated blood to the heart. Angiograms are images of blood vessels, usually obtained by injecting medications for contrast from body structures.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 10, 2023
A 34 yo woman with a history of HTN, h/o SVT s/p ablation 2006, and 5 months post-partum presented with intermittent central chest pain and SOB. She had one episode of pain the previous night and two additional episodes early on morning the morning she presented. Deep breaths are painful and symptoms come and go.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 20, 2024
A 63 year old man with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, prediabetes, and a family history of CAD developed chest pain, shortness of breath, and diaphoresis after consuming a large meal at noon. He called EMS, who arrived on scene about two hours after the onset of pain to find him hypertensive at 220 systolic.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 2, 2023
This was texted to me from a former resident, while working at a small rural hospital, with the statement: "I can’t convince myself of anything here, but he’s a 63-year-old guy with prior stents and a good story for ACS." Chest pain or discomfort) What do you think? The total duration of chest pain was 30-45 minutes.
EMS 12-Lead
MAY 20, 2022
Cardiology felt her chest pain to be, most likely, the result of coronary supply-demand mismatch in the context of HCM endothelial remodeling (i.e. Type II MI), however decided to pursue coronary angiogram out of an abundance of caution. A mid-LAD culprit lesion was identified and stented.
DAIC
APRIL 2, 2025
Stone, MD Mount Sinai Health System tim.hodson Wed, 04/02/2025 - 15:26 March 31, 2025 Using intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide stent implantation during complex stenting procedures is safer and more effective for patients with severely calcified coronary artery disease than conventional angiography, the more commonly used technique.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
AUGUST 1, 2023
CT Coronary Artery Calcium Score Scan CT Coronary Artery Calcium Score CT Coronary Angiogram As you can see from the above images, the CTCA provides far more anatomical detail. Regardless, if you present with chest pain and get a stress test instead of a CTCA, you are arguably getting an inferior test.
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