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Abstract 4142012: Ectasias of Multiple Coronary Arteries and a Coronary Cameral Fistula Between Right Coronary Artery and Coronary Sinus

Circulation

Case Description:A 59-year-old male with history of hypertension, diabetes, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis presented with new, progressive shortness of breath. Coronary angiography revealed a tortuous and extremely aneurysmal RCA, as well as multivessel coronary artery disease (mvCAD) involving LAD, D1, LCx, OM1.

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Abstract WP328: Higher Artificial Intelligence (AI)-ECG Atrial Fibrillation Prediction Model Output and Delta Age Computed from AI-ECG are Associated with Adverse Vascular Outcomes in Patients with Migraine

Stroke Journal

Adverse vascular outcomes used as endpoints include acute ischemic stroke, acute myocardial infarction, deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism, AF, and carotid artery dissection.A Patients with any adverse vascular outcomes before the index ECG were excluded. The mean age at the time of the index ECG was 44.3

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90 year old with acute chest and epigastric pain, and diffuse ST depression with reciprocal STE in aVR: activate the cath lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Case submitted and written by Mazen El-Baba MD, with edits from Jesse McLaren and edits/comments by Smith and Grauer A 90-year old with a past medical history of atrial fibrillation, type-2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, presented with acute onset chest/epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting. Incidence of an acute coronary occlusion.

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Intravascular Imaging Can Improve Outcomes for Complex Stenting Procedures

DAIC

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.

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Long-Term Risk of Arterial Thrombosis After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: MUCH-Italy

Stroke Journal

A point-scoring system was generated by the β-coefficients of the variables independently associated with the long-term risk of arterial thrombosis, and the predictive MUCH score was calculated as the sum of the weighted scores.RESULTS:Overall, 1729 patients (median follow-up time, 43 months [25th to 75th percentile, 69.0]) qualified for inclusion.

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

DAIC

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide.1,2 1,2 ASCVD causes or contributes to conditions that include coronary artery disease (CAD), cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease (inclusive of aortic aneurysm).3

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Highlights of ACC 2024

Cardiology Update

STEP-HFpEF DM 5 ( NCT04916470 ) explored the effects of semaglutide in obesity-related HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and type 2 diabetes. TACT-2 8 ( NCT02733185 ) assessed if chelation therapy could reduce recurrence of cardiac events in diabetic patients with prior MI.

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