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Ischemia with no obstructed coronary arteries and microvascular testing procedures: a review of utility, pharmacotherapy, and current challenges

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Ischemia with no obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA) is an increasingly recognized condition in patients presenting with angina and positive stress tests but without significant coronary artery stenosis. Long-term management approaches for INOCA patients, including pharmacologic therapies and lifestyle interventions, are reviewed.

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Targeted M‐Channel Activation in the Left Stellate Ganglion Protects Against Ischemia‐Induced Ventricular Arrhythmias in Canines

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundAcute myocardial ischemia (AMI)triggered ventricular arrhythmias are closely linked to maladaptive sympathetic hyperactivity mediated via the left stellate ganglion (LSG). The retigabine group demonstrated a higher ventricular fibrillation threshold (26.672.61 versus 12.331.76

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Arrhythmia? Ischemia? Both? Electricity, drugs, lytics, cath lab? You decide.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

In some cases the ischemia can be seen "through" the flutter waves, whereas in other cases the arrhythmia must be terminated before the ischemia can be clearly distinguished. First , there can simply be diffuse ST depressions (which obligates reciprocal STE in aVR) associated with tachycardia which are not indicative of ischemia.

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N-n-butyl haloperidol iodide mitigates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through activation of SIRT1-Nrf2 signaling loop

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Abstract: N-n-butyl haloperidol iodide (F2), a derivative of haloperidol developed by our group, exhibits potent antioxidative properties and confers protection against cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. The protective mechanisms by which F2 ameliorates I/R injury remain obscure. Systemic administration of 0.4

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Preventive Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for High-Risk Coronary Plaques Reduces Cardiac Events

DAIC

PCI is commonly used to open blocked arteries to treat significant myocardial ischemia , which occurs when the heart muscle does not get enough oxygenated blood. Half of the participants were randomly assigned to receive PCI plus medical therapy and half received medical therapy alone.

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Immunoglobulin-mediated Cardiac Protection from Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Diabetic Rats is associated with Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase/Glucose Transporter-4 Signaling Pathway

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

The role of intravenous immunoglobulin in protecting the diabetic heart from ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is unclear. Hearts isolated from adult diabetic and non-diabetic Wistar rats (n=8 per group) were treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) either two hours before euthanasia, before ischemia, or at reperfusion.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DISCUSSION: The 12-lead EKG EMS initially obtained for this patient showed severe ischemia, with profound "infero-lateral" ST depression and reciprocal ST elevation in lead aVR. The ECG cannot diagnose the etiology of ischemia; it only the presence of ischemia, from whatever etiology.