DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

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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EMS 12-Lead

APRIL 9, 2024

There is increased LV cavity dimensions with an increase in transient ischemic dilation, suggesting Left Main, or 3-vessel coronary artery disease. Sudden narrowing of a coronary artery due to ACS (plaque rupture with thrombosis and/or downstream showering of platelet-fibrin aggregates). Type I ischemia.

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Self-reported adherence to cardiovascular medications in patients who have coronary artery disease is for the combination of aspirin, beta-blocker and a lipid-lowering agent in surveys.7 Long-Term Adherence to Evidence-Based Secondary Prevention Therapies in Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Geriatr Soc.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Notably, the Supraflex Cruz stent showed a significant reduction in clinically driven target lesion revascularization (TLR) rates and very low rates of stent thrombosis, despite the fact that the enrolled patients were at substantial risk for bleeding and ischemic events. Principal Investigator, Dr. Pieter C.

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Open Heart

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Objectives Compare the safety and efficacy of BVS versus DES in patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary artery disease across a complete range of randomised controlled trial (RCT) follow-up intervals.

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The British Journal of Cardiology

OCTOBER 8, 2024

That, it was possible to treat atherosclerotic coronary artery disease with an updated Andreas Grüntzig’s balloon alone, without the safety net and comfort of implanting a single stent. It was unprecedented, going against received wisdom.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 21, 2024

FAME study showed that at one year follow up, rate of major adverse coronary events was reduced by approximately 30% by routinely measuring FFR. Usually a stent is considered in bifurcation disease only if the side branch is large and almost equal in size to the distal vessel. Cut off FFR was 0.8 in the study. J Am Coll Cardiol.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Coronary angiography revealed a tortuous and extremely aneurysmal RCA, as well as multivessel coronary artery disease (mvCAD) involving LAD, D1, LCx, OM1. Multislice CT angiography further characterized the RCA, which extends to the coronary sinus (CS) distally forming a coronary cameral fistula (CCF).

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Introduction:Subacute stent thrombosis (ST) is related to high rates of cardiac reinfarction. The patient’s chest pain (CP) was not alleviated with initial revascularization of his left circumflex (LCx) ST, requiring PCI to his right coronary artery (RCA) chronic total occlusion (CTO). We present a case of reinfarction from ST.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Hospital Course The patient was taken emergently to the cath lab which did not reveal any significant coronary artery disease, but she was noted to have reduced EF consistent with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. The degree of stenosis is not a great predictor of thrombosis, and culprits may not be visible. Lindahl et al.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

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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Cardiology Update

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In the early years of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), studies indicated a heightened risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), involving outcomes such as death, Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI), stent thrombosis, and repeat revascularization.

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Coronary Artery Disease Journal

AUGUST 22, 2024

Data were extracted from published reports and quality assessment was performed per Cochrane recommendations. Statistical analysis was performed using Review Manager (Cochrane collaboration).

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Cardiology Update

APRIL 9, 2024

The primary non-inferiority endpoint was MACCE (a composite of cardiac death, MI, ischaemic stroke, stent thrombosis, or target vessel revascularisation). The results advocate for considering PCI as a treatment option for such plaques, potentially expanding the indications for PCI in coronary artery disease management.

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Coronary Artery Disease Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

Although there is a favorable trend for major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE), nonfatal AMI, cerebrovascular events, and major bleeding in the immediate non-culprit artery (-ies) PCI, those were statistically non-significant.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 27, 2024

Old ‘NSTEMI’ A history of coronary artery disease and a stent to the same territory further increases pre-test likelihood of acute coronary occlusion, including in-stent thrombosis.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 19, 2020

MINOCA: Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease). Here is my comment on MINOCA: "Non-obstructive coronary disease" does not necessarily imply "no plaque rupture with thrombus." 2) overlooked obstructive coronary disease (e.g., What is MINOCA? myocarditis).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Diffuse ST depression with ST elevation in aVR: Is this pattern specific for global ischemia due to left main coronary artery disease? Incidence of an acute coronary occlusion. Diffuse ST depression with ST elevation in aVR: Is this pattern specific for global ischemia due to left main coronary artery disease?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

You can easily imagine this patient getting one of several diagnoses -- vasospasm, MINOCA , pericarditis, or maybe even no diagnosis at all beyond "non-obstructive coronary artery disease." Smith comment : a very high proportion of MINOCA are ruptured plaque with lysed thrombus. That plaque is at risk of thrombosing again.

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The British Journal of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Andreas Grüntzig, an ardent angiologist crafted an indeflatable sausage-shaped dual-lumen balloon-catheter, designed its delivery to the heart, launched minimally invasive coronary intervention and taught by beaming live demonstration. Subsequent advances are just incremental tweaks and tinkers around this fully formed framework from 1978.

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Open Heart

MAY 12, 2023

Objective Antithrombotic therapy is essential for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and stable coronary artery disease (CAD) because of the high risk of thrombosis, whereas a combination of antiplatelets and anticoagulants is associated with a high risk of bleeding.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Primary end point was a composite of ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction, or other arterial thrombotic events. Arterial thrombotic events occurred in 169 (9.7%) patients. CONCLUSIONS:Intracerebral hemorrhage survivors are at high long-term risk of arterial thrombosis. Stroke, Ahead of Print.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 14, 2025

BackgroundAcute myocardial infarction commonly occurs in patients with coronary artery disease, but rarely, it can develop under a hypercoagulable state. These thrombotic complications predominantly arise in veins rather than in arteries. These thrombotic complications predominantly arise in veins rather than in arteries.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

0.85, P = 0.004), target vessel revascularization (TVR) (P = 0.01), target lesion revascularization (TLR) (P = 0.03) and stent thrombosis (ST) (P = 0.002) in the experimental group (IVUS-guidance) was lower than that in the control group (non-IVUS-guidance). The results showed that the incidence of MACE (RR: 0.63, 95% CI: 0.49–0.82,

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 8, 2025

Angiography was technically challenging as the patient was receiving CPR, but the cardiologist suspected acute stent thrombosis and initiated cangrelor, although no repeat angiography was able to be obtained. Circumstances attending 100 sudden deaths from coronary artery disease with coroners necropsies. & Dewar, H.

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