Sudden cardiac death accounts for 50% of cardiac death. In youth less than 35 years cause is genetic and in those over 35 predominant cause is coronary disease.
Myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries. In this video we explore the topic of MI with normal coronary arteries.
Acute coronary syndromes as per ACC AHA. The guidelines for treatment including a discussion of pathogenesis and history.
Acute coronary syndromes the coagulation cascade. Pathology of the thin cap atheroma contributes to plaque rupture. Macrophage and inflammation contribute to plaque rupture.
Details on unstable angina, NSTEMI and STEMI. Role of biomarkers and EKG are discussed. Role of diet, the lipid theory, and molecular mechanisms are addressed.
Who is vulnerable the plaque or the patient. VIdeos generated using chat gpt and notebooklm. Altered coagulation, high atherosclerosis plaque burden, inflammation are found in vulnerable patients while there are particular features of vulnerable plaques.
Atherosclerosis going beyond the blocked pipe new insights into prevention and treatment. This includes a notebooklm generated video excerpts. An insight into why stents and bypass alone do not fix the problem by themselves.
This video covers how the London Transport Study established physical activity as a fundamental risk factor for heart attacks a fact that still stands today. Traditional risk factors and mechanisms lead to further insights into the process.
Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of death responsible for heart attacks, strokes, sudden deatrths and disability from stroke and limb loss.