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Endothelial MICU1 protects against vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis by inhibiting mitochondrial calcium uptake

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

Of clinical relevance, we observed decreased MICU1 expression in the endothelial layer covering human atherosclerotic plaques and in human aortic endothelial cells exposed to serum from patients with coronary artery diseases (CAD).

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Is Anemia Common After Heart Bypass Surgery?

MIBHS

Heart bypass surgery, formally known as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, is a life-saving procedure that helps improve blood flow to the heart when coronary arteries become blocked or narrowed. What is Heart Bypass Surgery?

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How Smoking Affects Your Heart and Increases Surgery Risk

MIBHS

Over time, this constant strain can damage the heart and arteries. Inflammation and Plaque Buildup: Smoking damages the endothelium (the inner lining of blood vessels), triggering inflammation. Smokers are also at a higher risk of graft failure in procedures like coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

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An athletic 30-something woman with acute substernal chest pressure

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

There has been multiple factors associated with SCAD that may predispose to a weaken arterial wall, fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) and pregnancy being the most common 2,5. SCAD occurs in patients with few or non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors.

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Effect of empagliflozin on total myocardial infarction events by type and additional coronary outcomes: insights from the randomized EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Post hoc, we analyzed types of MI: type 1 (related to plaque-rupture/thrombus), type 2 (myocardial supply–demand imbalance), type 3 (sudden-death related, i.e. fatal MI), type 4 (percutaneous coronary intervention-related), and type 5 (coronary artery bypass graft-related).