Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 15, 2020

Inferior MI results in scar tissue which is a likely source of a re-entrant ventricular dysrhythmia. Angiogram: Severe coronary artery calcification Moderate to severe distal small vessel disease mainly seen in RPL1, 2 Otherwise, Mild plaque, no angiographically significant obstructive coronary artery disease.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

The diagnostic coronary angiogram identified only minimal coronary artery disease, but there was a severely calcified, ‘immobile’ aortic valve. A transthoracic echocardiogram showed an LV EF of less than 15%, critically severe aortic stenosis , severe LVH , and a small LV cavity.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

DECEMBER 19, 2022

With this test, an echocardiogram is done at rest to study the pumping ability of the heart. The best way to know if there is plaque in the heart arteries is by a test called CTCA (CT coronary angiography). Hence to my mind a really good way of assessing the heart as a pump is a test called an exercise stress echo.

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