Heart BMJ

AUGUST 14, 2024

Previous medical interventions included a spectrum of procedures, including catheter-directed thrombectomy for popliteal artery aneurysms with thrombosis, vascular bypass grafting for cerebral-anterior communicating artery aneurysms and arch replacement and stent implantation for aortic dissecting aneurysms.

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Aneurysm Chest Pain Myocardial Infarction Thrombosis 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The patient was thought to have low likelihood of ACS, and cardiology recommended repeat troponin, urine drug testing, and echocardiogram. Bedside echocardiogram showed hypokinesis of the mid to distal anterior wall and apex. The operator documented thoughtful consideration of risks and benefits of stent placement.

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Plaque Stent Stents Chest Pain 66

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

It is important to recognize that coronary thrombosis is dynamic , with spontaneous opening and lysing of the thrombus in the infarct-related artery (we all have endogenous tPA and plasmin to lyse thrombi). It was stented.

Chest Pain 52

Chest Pain Thrombosis Myocardial Infarction STEMI 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The commonest causes of MINOCA include: atherosclerotic causes such as plaque rupture or erosion with spontaneous thrombolysis, and non-atherosclerotic causes such as coronary vasospasm (sometimes called variant angina or Prinzmetal's angina), coronary embolism or thrombosis, possibly microvascular dysfunction.

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Plaque Angina Blog Stents 127

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

I think a good start would be a posterior EKG and a high quality contrast echocardiogram read by an expert. It was thought to be an in stent restenosis and thrombosis from a DES placed in the same region 6 months prior. His prior EF from an ECHO 6 months prior indicated 35% LVEF. What would you do in this scenario?

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Chest Pain Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Arrest Ischemia 52