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. Smith's comments in the May 19, 2020 post : — Non-obstructive coronary disease does not ne cessarily imply no plaque rupture with thrombus.

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Plaque Angina Blog Stents 127

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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Ischemia STEMI Stenosis Chest Pain 52

DAIC

APRIL 2, 2025

The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of IVI to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population. The ECLIPSE trial results were presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session (ACC.25)

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Stent Stents Outcomes Coronary Angiogram 40

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 7 Research has shown inflammation plays a significant role in the development of atherosclerosis and ASCVD,8-10 and even the formation of plaque.11 4 In the U.S.

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Cardiovascular Disease Heart attacks Heart Attack Coronary Artery Disease 111

Cardiology Update

APRIL 9, 2024

STEP-HFpEF DM 5 ( NCT04916470 ) explored the effects of semaglutide in obesity-related HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and type 2 diabetes. TACT-2 8 ( NCT02733185 ) assessed if chelation therapy could reduce recurrence of cardiac events in diabetic patients with prior MI.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

APRIL 7, 2025

Decedents with acute coronary thrombosis, myocardial infarction, or other myocardial abnormality were excluded. Decedents with either noncardiac death or SAD had similar height, weight, and heart weight. Moreover, decedents with SAD had lower cardiomyocyte width (mean, 18.6 m versus 19.6 m; mean difference, 1.0 m [95% CI, 0.21.8],P=0.014)

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