Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Identified echocardiograms were reviewed to confirm IVMS aneurysms and exclude sinus of Valsalva aneurysms. One patient had diabetes, 8 had hyperlipidemia, and 9 had hypertension. Patients with concurrent structural heart anomalies were excluded. Of these, 9 (64%) were female with a mean age of 59.6, The mean BMI was 27.9

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

His medical history includes hypertension, a decade-long battle with diabetes, ischemic heart disease, a coronary bypass graft surgery ten years ago, a diagnosis of congestive heart failure for the last five years, and a prior ICD implantation five years ago. The initial troponin T level was measured at 30 ng/L.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

AUGUST 31, 2022

Dysrhythmias are more likely in patients who are older and sicker with a larger burden of comorbidities such as diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnoea and vascular disease. There are two other important points to note. Most dysrhythmias once identified are easily treatable.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

link] A 62 year old man with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and carotid artery stenosis called 911 at 9:30 in the morning with complaint of chest pain. His echocardiogram showed normal wall motion. This is written by Willy Frick, an amazing cardiology fellow in St. Before and after of the LAD shown below.

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GEMMS

MAY 22, 2024

This transformation extends to the use of machine learning (ML) algorithms developed by startups, which analyze medical imaging data such as ECGs, echocardiograms, and cardiac MRI scans. Much of heart disease is linked to conditions like diabetes, obesity, or chronic kidney disease, and specific mutations in nucleic acids help identify them.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 20, 2018

female with HTN, HLD, diabetes, ESRD on dialysis is brought in by EMS with sudden onset, left -sided chest pain for the past four hours. Given her risk factors (HTN, HLD, ESRD from diabetes) I decided to obtain a broad cardiac workup for the patient: serial ECGs, labs, serial troponins, CXR and bedside cardiac ultrasound.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

This was a male in his 50's with a history of hypertension and possible diabetes mellitus who presented to the emergency department with a history of squeezing chest pain, lasting 5 minutes at a time, with several episodes over the past couple of months. Also see this incredible case of the use of 12-lead ST Segment monitoring.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

A 40-something woman with diabetes and peripheral vascular disease who frequently needs the ED for chronic pain called 911 for sudden severe chest pain. Echocardiogram: The estimated left ventricular ejection fraction is 34% Regional wall motion abnormality-lateral, akinetic. The patient was very agitated and could not hold still.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

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. BP was 110 and oxygen saturation was normal.

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MIBHS

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Echocardiogram An echocardiogram uses sound waves to produce a detailed image of the heart, allowing doctors to see the size of the heart chambers and how well the heart is pumping blood. Monitor cholesterol levels and manage conditions like diabetes that can strain the heart. The following diagnostic tools are commonly used: 1.

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MIBHS

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Maintain a Healthy Weight: Obesity amplifies the effects of genetic predispositions by contributing to high cholesterol, hypertension, and diabetes. Heart imaging, such as echocardiograms or CT scans. Medication and Medical Interventions Sometimes, lifestyle changes alone may not be enough to counteract genetic risks.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The presence of type 2 diabetes not only signifies a chronic metabolic disorder, but also serves as a catalyst for various cardiovascular and cerebrovascular ailments such as coronary heart disease and stroke.

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Open Heart

JANUARY 21, 2022

Our objective was to evaluate the prevalence of DD in people living with human immunodeficiency virus without known history of diabetes or hypertension in Western Kenya. Study participants underwent a comprehensive two-dimensional echocardiogram and laboratory testing. Despite low prevalence of DD, PLWH had 5.76

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AMS Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Echocardiogram : Uses sound waves to create images of your heart. It typically includes a physical examination, medical history review and diagnostic tests. These tests may include: Electrocardiogram (ECG) : Records the electrical activity of your heart. Stress test : Assesses your heart’s function under stress.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

ARIES-HM3 Subgroup Analysis: Nir Uriel, MD (USA) presented findings from a subgroup analysis of ARIES-HM3, showing that avoiding aspirin in newly implanted HeartMate 3 LVAD patients with atrial fibrillation, diabetes, and obesity significantly reduces non-surgical bleeding events at one year while maintaining safety.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This was sent to me by a French colleague, Olivier Peyronie "Yesterday we received a 62 yo man with diabetes, hypertension and smoker. The echocardiogram shows a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 55% with marked basal and mid inferolateral and basal anterolateral hypokinesia. Time zero: What do you think?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

A patient in their 40s with type 1 diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency department with 5 days of “flu-like” illness. While awaiting transfer to the cath lab, STAT echocardiogram was performed and showed LVEF 30-35%, as well as anterior, inferior, and apical hypokinesis, and apical thrombus.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

DECEMBER 19, 2022

It is also very important to mention a history of high blood pressure, diabetes, elevated cholesterol, family history of premature heart disease, stroke or even sudden death. Another way of imaging the heart is via a transesophageal echocardiogram.

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DAIC

APRIL 4, 2024

All underwent MRI to measure coronary vessel wall thickness and an echocardiogram to assess left ventricular function. senior clinical investigator, and director of the Biomedical and Metabolic Imaging Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases ( NIDDK ), in Bethesda, Maryland. Gharib, M.D.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Written by Willy Frick A man in his mid 30s with type 1 diabetes presented with two days of midsternal and epigastric pain, described as both "sharp" and squeezing." This is a very bold statement in a type 1 diabetic with very concerning sounding chest pain. Echocardiogram showed LVEF 33% with akinesis of the lateral wall.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

No previous history of hypertension or diabetes. Transthoracic echocardiogram, bilateral carotid Doppler ultrasound, and electrocardiogram were normal. There was no abnormality in physical examination. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography showed no abnormalities.

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