…that can provide essential clues to LMCA occlusion or critical stenosis. This chapter reviews the ECG features suggestive of significant LMCA disease, including acute occlusions…

…to rupture characteristically contain a large lipid pool, numerous macrophages or foam cells, and a thin fibrous cap. Disruption of the cap exposes the lipid…

…PAD) is a clinical disorder caused by stenosis or occlusion of the aorta or arteries supplying the limbs. In adults over 40 years of age…

…rupture or erosion leads to thrombus formation and subsequent coronary occlusion. Plaque rupture typically involves a thin, collagen poor fibrous cap overlying a large lipid…

…impaired flow into or out of the stent, stent diameter less than 3 mm, long stent length Large thrombotic burdens increase procedural risk because thrombus…

…women, respectively, should be considered abnormal. A common cause of abnormally large T waves is hyperkalemia, which results in high, pointed and asymmetric T waves…

…NSTEMI) or unstable angina (UA), is attributed to the greater extent of ischemia present in STEMI. In STEMI, a complete coronary artery occlusion leads to…

…opening of a persistently occluded infarct related artery in a stable and asymptomatic patient is by contrast not recommended [1,5]. STEMI criteria and occlusion…

…clinical importance of the finding is related to the extent of myocardium at risk. Occlusion or impaired perfusion in a vessel supplying a large viable…

…dissection with obstruction of the true lumen Occlusion of a major epicardial artery or bypass graft Side branch occlusion or thrombus Disruption of collateral flow…