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Don’t miss a new accredited #tweetorial launching TOMORROW here on @cardiomet_CE. #Interventional #cardiologist, #researcher, & #SoMe education leader @DLBHATTMD will be talking all about #aspirin, its role in #cardiovascular wellness & prevention, and new approaches to . . .
1) Welcome to an #accredited #tweetorial on the foundational role of #aspirin in #cardiovascular care. There are new approaches to #aspirin formulation & dosing. This program is accredited for 0.50h CE/#CME. I am @DLBHATTMD. #FOAMed #cardiotwitter #medtwitter Image
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#WeekendLecture
#CarotidArteryDisease #CAD

#CAD causes ~ 10-20% of #strokes
Atherosclerosis occurs most frequently at carotid #bifurcation, an area of low vessel-wall shear stress and oscillatory/turbulent blood flow

Welcome to this mini review!
#WeekendLecture
#CAD
Endothelial dysfunction
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Inflammatory response to Lp retention in arterial wall
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Accelerated accumulation of Lp in subendothelial matrix
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Macrophages
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VSCM migrate/proliferate to fibroblast-like cells👉 production of EC matrix
atm.amegroups.com/article/view/7…
#WeekendLecture
#CAD
Stroke Mechanisms
#artery_to_artery embolization: retinal (amaurosis fugax) or cerebral circulation
#thrombosis in situ
#Flow reduction in high grade stenosis: #watershed infarcts, repetitive and brief TIAs (ie limb shaking)

nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
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