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Colchicine for symptomatic coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary intervention

Open Heart

We aimed to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to study the effects of colchicine in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD) who have undergone PCI. These results were driven mainly by the reduction in repeat vessel revascularisation, stroke and stent thrombosis.

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Case report of severe coronary artery disease complicated by malignant arrhythmia due to inherited thrombophilia

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The principal clinical manifestation of thrombophilia is venous thromboembolism, which is also markedly linked to arterial thrombosis, including myocardial infarction. The patient had a history of deep vein thrombosis and was genetically tested to carry two thrombophilia susceptibility alleles at the PAI-1 (4G/5G) and MTHFR (C>T) loci.

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Prolocor, Slingshot Bioscience Publish Paper on Prognostic Tool to Help Assess Thrombosis Risk

DAIC

"Clinicians need better tools to guide decision making on the choice of antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease patients, particularly after coronary stenting. The Prolocor pFCG test will be an important asset as we tailor antiplatelet therapies to balance thrombotic and bleeding risk" said Dominick J.

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Winning the Battle Against Atherosclerosis: Practical, Proactive Solutions

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Key strategies include: Polygenic Risk Scores: Identifying Risk Early PRS helps identify young adults at high lifetime risk for coronary artery disease (CAD). Studies, such as those published in JACC (2022) , show that early identification can lead to targeted interventions, reducing long-term risk.

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Case Report: Kounis syndrome due to cryptopteran bite

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background Kounis syndrome is an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) caused by allergic reactions, including coronary artery spasm (type I) caused by allergies without coronary predisposing factors, pre-existing coronary atherosclerosis, and coronary artery disease.

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What does the angiogram show? The Echo? The CT coronary angiogram? How do you explain this?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Angiogram No obstructive epicardial coronary artery disease Cannot exclude non-ACS causes of troponin elevation including coronary vasospasm, stress cardiomyopathy, microvascular disease, etc. The degree of stenosis is not a great predictor of thrombosis, and culprits may not be visible. Lindahl et al.

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From the Member Sections | Tackling the Polypharmacy Pandemic in CV Care

American College of Cardiology

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.