American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Diabetes Association (ADA) [22] 1. Aspirin is reasonable in diabetic patient whose 10 year risk of events is >10 % and who…
Distribution: jaw, neck, back, arm, abdomen, left chest Onset: at rest, during sleep, post-prandial, during mental stress Character: sharp, stabbing, fleeting Associated symptoms: nausea, vomiting, fatigue, dyspnea, palpitations, indigestion, sweating,…
Fig. 19.1 Impact of renal impairment on cardiovascular outcomes Patients with CKD are predisposed towards more complex CAD, with a higher prevalence of multivessel disease, proximal or left main disease…
17. Mancini GB, Hartigan PM, Shaw LJ, et al. Predicting outcome in the COURAGE trial (Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation): coronary anatomy versus ischemia. JACC Cardiovasc Interv….
(1) Division of Cardiology, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2) Division of Cardiology, The Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and the Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre…
(1) Department of Medicine, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL, USA (2) Cardiac Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Pablo Rengifo-Moreno Email:…
Fig. 5.1 Triglycerides are incorporated into lipoproteins via the exogenous and endogenous pathways to form chylomicrons and VLDL, the TRLs. Activity by LPL and HL results in partial hydrolysis and…
Fig. 8.1 The typical end diastolic (a) and end systolic (c) left ventricular angiographic frames from a 72 year old female who presented with an ACS after the death of…
Non-modifiable risk factors: I. Advanced age II. Male sex III. Family history of coronary heart disease Modifiable risk factors: I. Hypertension: Elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure II. Dyslipidemia: High…
Fig. 2.1 Theoretic cross sections of a coronary artery at different stages in the evolution to STEMI. The left panel demonstrates a TCFA with positive remodeling and only mild luminal…
