DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Hs-CRP
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis (also known as arteriosclerotic vascular disease or ASVD) is a condition in which an artery wall thickens as a result of the accumulation of fatty materials such as cholesterol. It is a syndrome affecting arterial blood vessels, a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries, caused largely by the accumulation of macrophage white blood cells and promoted by low-density lipoproteins (plasma proteins that carry cholesterol and triglycerides) without adequate removal of fats and cholesterol from the macrophages by functional high density lipoproteins (HDL),...
Hs-CRP - List of case studies
- List of Examinations
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quality imaging High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) High-field MR imaging (3T) High-resolution CAT scan (thorax) ... Hormonal screening Hormonal testing Hs-CRP Hs-CRP levels Hypercholesterolemia Hypercoagulable state ...
- Acute myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation
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and lipid profile and hypercoagulable state measures and hs-CRP and MTHFR tests. I would also test to aspirin resistance ... or PET nuclear scans, hypercoagulable state measures, hs-CRP, MTHFR tests) , aspirin resistance tests ( Acumetrix and/or ...
- Ischemic Heart Disease
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and triglycerides and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and fasting blood sugar should be obtained. Depending on the results of ... triglycerides, high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), fasting blood sugar, assessment of blood pressure, EKG, ...
- Severe right coronary artery stenosis
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I am not aware of the patient's lipid profile and/or hs-CRP levels . Those measures should be drawn and I would probably recommend ... flow reserve, ultrasonic imaging (IVUS), lipid profile, hs-CRP levels, Cardiac CTA, monitoring for heart rate and blood pressure. ...