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POST-PCI Surveillance Strategies for Multivessel or Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

Cardiology Update

The optimal surveillance strategy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for high-risk patients with multivessel or left main coronary artery disease (CAD) remains uncertain. For more cardiology research news join our newsletter or follow us on Twitter , Facebook , LinkedIn or Instagram. J Am Coll Cardiol.

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Anthos Presents New Analysis from P2 AZALEA-TIMI 71 Study

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Ruff, MD, MPH, senior investigator of TIMI Group and director General Cardiology, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital. Patient Demographics: Patients on APT had a higher rate of coronary artery disease (70% vs. 42%), previous heart attacks (36% vs. 16%), and peripheral artery disease (15% vs. 11%).

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Role of ultrahigh-spatial-resolution photon-counting CT in assessment of coronary artery disease

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Ultrahigh-Spatial-Resolution Photon-counting Detector CT Angiography of Coronary Artery Disease for Stenosis Assessment. Reference Halfmann MC, Bockius S, Emrich T, Hell M, Schoepf UJ, Laux GS, Kavermann L, Graafen D, Gori T, Yang Y, Klöckner R, Maurovich-Horvat P, Ricke J, Müller L, Varga-Szemes A, Fink N. doi: 10.1148/radiol.231956.

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Vessel-Level Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Activity Predicts Myocardial Infarction Risk

Cardiology Update

Coronary artery disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Recent research has illuminated the role of total coronary atherosclerotic plaque activity across the entire coronary arterial tree in predicting patient-level clinical outcomes.

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Impact of Diabetes on Outcomes in Left Main Coronary Revascularization: PCI vs. CABG

Cardiology Update

Left main coronary artery disease (CAD) and diabetes pose significant challenges in cardiovascular care, often leading to adverse outcomes. However, the comparative long-term efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with these conditions remains unclear.

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Impact of untreated CAD on TAVR outcomes

Cardiology Update

The optimal management of concomitant chronic obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) recipients remains a debated topic. While some advocate for pre-TAVR percutaneous coronary intervention, others adopt an expectant approach.

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ECG in LMCA Stenosis

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This highlights the need for serial ECGs in acute coronary syndrome as initial ECGs may be near normal even in those with severe disease. Classical electrocardiographic pattern in left main coronary artery disease is ST elevation in aVR with extensive ST depression in other leads, most prominent in I, II and V4-V6.