Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

The patient was brought directly to the cardiac catheterization lab for PCI, bypassing the ED. The diagnostic coronary angiogram identified only minimal coronary artery disease, but there was a severely calcified, ‘immobile’ aortic valve. In the cath lab, the patient’s blood pressure remained low.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Introduction Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) have been linked to clinical outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the prognostic value of TIMP-1 in patients with CAD who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has not been elucidated.

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Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Background:Lp(a) (lipoprotein[a]) is a highly atherogenic lipoprotein subfraction that may contribute to polygenic risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), but the extent of this contribution is unknown. years, 13 538 participants had incident CAD (myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass grafting, or coronary angioplasty).Results:TheLPAregion

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Studies have shown that an increased left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) is associated with worse outcomes in various cardiovascular conditions, including heart failure, and coronary artery disease (CAD). The restrictive cubic spline in Figure 2 showed that LVEDD greater than 60 mm increased the risk of MACEs.

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MIBHS

DECEMBER 13, 2024

One of the most effective treatments for severe coronary artery disease, a type of cardiovascular disease, is coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a procedure designed to restore blood flow to the heart. But does coronary artery bypass surgery also improve erectile capacity?

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 17, 2025

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a common and effective treatment for patients with complex coronary artery disease. This case report discusses a 75-year-old male patient who presented with angina and shortness of breath due to thrombus formation in a venous graft 20 years after CABG.

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Heart BMJ

JANUARY 13, 2025

He had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting due to myocardial infarction and severe three-vessel coronary artery disease. Clinical introduction A man in his 80s presented to the hospital with dizziness, pre-syncope, chest tightness and palpitations for 3 days.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Angiogram: Severe two-vessel coronary artery disease of a left dominant system including 70 to 80% stenosis involving the distal left main/bifurcation. There is no left ventricular wall motion abnormality identified. Smith: not sure why that is. The ECG shows inferior ischemia.

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