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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

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Inflammation driven by signaling cytokines, circulating immune cells, adhesion molecules, and oxidized low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) leads to atherosclerotic plaque development, plaque progression, and eventual rupture.14,15 21 Luckily, each of these risks can be measured by simple blood tests. 12 Colchicine, 0.5 N Engl J Med.

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What kind of AV block is this? And why does she develop Ventricular Tachycardia?

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Other than being overweight and having an elevated cholesterol she was healthy. Extensive conduction system abnormalities can have various causes (ischemia, genetic, infectious, amyloid, etc). SCD (sudden cardiac death) from sarcoid heart disease is thought to be caused by either from high-grade AV block or VT.