Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

IntroductionEndoscopic endonasal approach(EEA) techniques have been increasingly utilized and have been associated with development of cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) leak, meningitis, diabetes insipidus post‐operatively. MRA head demonstrated multifocal arterial stenosis. Cerebral vasospasm following EEA has rarely been described.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Case Description:A 59-year-old male with history of hypertension, diabetes, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis presented with new, progressive shortness of breath. Notably, the LAD had multiple aneurysmal segments and areas of eccentric stenosis upto 90%.Multislice No murmur or extra heart sound were heard, and the lung sounds were normal.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Our case describes a patient with right extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) thrombus secondary to later‐diagnosed CaW on close follow‐up imaging.MethodsWe report a 55‐year‐old African American man with history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia presented with acute onset slurred speech and left facial droop (FP).

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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. This is written by Willy Frick, an amazing cardiology fellow in St. He described it as "10/10" intensity, radiating across his chest from right to left.

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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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Cardiology Update

APRIL 9, 2024

SMART 4 ( NCT04722250 ) studied patients with severe aortic stenosis and a small aortic annulus who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). STEP-HFpEF DM 5 ( NCT04916470 ) explored the effects of semaglutide in obesity-related HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and type 2 diabetes.

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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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