Sentences with phrase «coronary ischemia»
I don't know how this specific concern became so common, but — completely independently — multiple Ph.D. recipients described to me an imaginary scenario in which they have to explain, presumably to a shocked flight attendant, that while they really wish they could help the elderly gentleman experiencing coronary ischemia, they're actually the kind of doctor who applies for research funding and presents at journal clubs, not the kind who, you know, does stuff.
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«We do show that obstructive coronary artery disease and myocardial ischemia remain the strongest predictors of future cardiovascular events, but for the first time, in a randomized comparison we demonstrate the ability of CT angiography (CTA) to identify a large group of at - risk patients who would have been missed by functional stress testing,» says Hoffmann, who is director of the MGH Cardiac MR PET CT Program.
In some patients with coronary artery disease, mental stress may precipitate ischemia — a deficiency in blood flow to the heart â $ «a risk factor for adverse events and death independent of other cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, cholesterol and diabetes.
Setup and monitor Cardiac stress tests, treadmill, exercise MUGA scans, stress echocardiograms, Cardiac PET scans to diagnose ischemia and viability, and patient preparation for coronary CT angiograms.