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
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Post cath ECG: Now there are hyperacute T-waves again, and recurrent ST depression in V2 This ECG would normally diagnostic of OMI until proven otherwise No further troponins were measured, but it looks like there is recurrent OMI Next day: A CT Coronary Angiogram was done (CTCA) CARDIAC MORPHOLOGY AND FUNCTION: 1. IMPRESSION: 1.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
AUGUST 1, 2023
A CTCA provides much more anatomical detail and can identify advanced plaque often missed by CT Coronary Artery Calcium Score scans alone. 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.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Reversing or regressing coronary artery disease is possible. You cannot eliminate the plaque entirely, but multiple clinical trials have shown plaque regression using high-intensity cholesterol-lowering treatments, which I have discussed previously. REVERSAL Investigators. 2004 Mar 3;291(9):1071-80.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
JANUARY 30, 2024
Subscribe now Cardiac CT There are two types of cardiac CT: CT Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) Scan CT Coronary Angiogram (CTCA). The CAC scan looks for deposits of calcium in the areas of the coronary arteries as a proxy marker for plaque. It’s not a good test for assessing for plaque in the arteries.
EMS 12-Lead
JULY 24, 2023
Category 1 : Sudden narrowing of a coronary artery due to ACS (plaque rupture with thrombosis and/or downstream showering of platelet-fibrin aggregates. It’s judicious, then, to arrange for coronary angiogram. Proximal LAD disease with/without a) and b) It seemed quite apparent that this was an Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 20, 2024
The scan also showed “scattered coronary artery plaques”. __ Smith comment 1 : the appropriate management at this point is to lower the blood pressure (lower afterload, which increases myocardial oxygen demand). Smith comment : Is the ACS (rupture plaque) with occlusion that is now reperfusing?
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