2024-02-09

coronary microvascular dysfunction

 24.2.9: web.health/heart/
coronary microvascular dysfunction:

summary:

. if you feel like a heart attack is happening

but they can't find an obstructed or clogged artery,

that is known as MINOCA:

myocardial infarction [heart cell death due to blood loss]

with non-obstructive coronary arteries 

which can be caused by artery spasms, ripped artery,

or a new condition that is known by many names:

coronary microvascular dysfunction

Coronary microvascular disease

Microvascular endothelial dysfunction

Cardiac syndrome X

Nonobstructive coronary heart disease.


ami.org 2024.2.5

https://www.facebook.com/amidotorg/posts/pfbid022tx3M4kK9x4LdyGzERCRcB7qb3hMtpo1ThRziRvhFdNo6He8v8Ktd7RqMWdL2nPml

The Association of Medical Illustrators is

excited to announce the launch of 

the first round of illustrations through the 

AMI Diversity Fellowship, 

made possible by a grant through Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) 

Our Race to Health Equity (ORTHE) initiative. 

In recognition, we will be highlighting the work of

each of our Diversity Fellows.

eg, the first illustration highlights

myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries.

[!] image: myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries 

(MINOCA), can be caused by artery spasms 

or coronary microvascular dysfunction.


interesting that mentions  

"coronary microvascular dysfunction";

it is a new diagnosis with many names...

Small vessel disease

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/small-vessel-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20352117

Small vessel disease may also be called:

Coronary microvascular disease

Microvascular endothelial dysfunction

Small vessel disease is treatable but may be difficult to detect. 

The condition is typically diagnosed after finding

little or no narrowing in the main arteries of the heart

despite the presence of symptoms that suggest heart disease.


Coronary Microvascular Disease (MVD)

https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/angina-chest-pain/coronary-microvascular-disease-mvd

In coronary MVD, the heart's coronary artery blood vessels

don't have plaque, but damage to the inner walls of the blood vessels

can lead to spasms 

or abnormalities in smaller arteries.

Other names for coronary microvascular disease:

Cardiac syndrome X

Nonobstructive coronary heart disease

Treatment

Medications to relax blood vessels including 

beta blockers, calcium channel blockers and nitroglycerin.


Noel Bairey Merz, MD

https://www.cedars-sinai.org/newsroom/what-is-minoca-a-type-of-heart-attack-mostly-affecting-women/

What is MINOCA? A Type of Heart Attack Mostly Affecting Women

. myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries 

(MINOCA), is garnering increased attention.

Janet Wei, MD, and Noel Bairey Merz, MD:

MINOCA is a heart attack caused by 

poor blood flow to the heart, 

despite no evidence of major blockage in the arteries,

eg, coronary artery spasms, and

spontaneous coronary artery dissection.

A troubling aspect of MINOCA is that

often when we diagnose a heart attack, 

we rely on a single imaging method

—invasive coronary angiogram—

to tell us if there’s a big blockage in the coronary arteries. 

With MINOCA, the angiogram can look normal.

MINOCA patients are more likely to be female and younger, 

and they’re also more likely to be Black or Hispanic/Latino. 


2023-12-19

Israel's key to the Promised land no longer fits?

12.19: pol/purges/zionism/
Israel's key to the Promised land no longer fits?:

. the original purpose of the Promised land

was to have G-d followers replace G-d rejectors or idolaters,

but today's Judaism is trying to replace the godly muslims,

who tried to bring globalized religion

from the idolatry of Christianity deifying Jesus

closer to what Judaism was practicing.

2023-12-11

the meaning of Jesus moving a mountain into the sea

2023.11.18: relig/jc/the cursed fig tree/
god is in the heart not a mountain:

. in the story of the cursed fig tree

Jesus explains that you can do anything with your mind

if you have faith in yourself;

then he says you can even move a mountain into the sea.

[Mark 11:12-26]

. what is the significance of that?

2023-10-06

mostly Everyday Techniques to Overcome Mental Health Struggles

 2023.10.4: bk.psy/schiz/
Bowman Digital Media 2023`Techniques to Overcome Mental Health Struggles 

. this is a book review of Bowman Digital Media 2023`

Everyday Techniques to Overcome Anxiety: 
and Mental Health Struggles
Max Kayes (Foreword), Ira Bowman, Janet Hogan, Dr.David Foster, Eric Rosen, Jim Lomot, Lisa Jones, Rick Loek, Shmiko Cole, Tim Bowman

2023-07-23

chatGPT-4 and William Search 2023 discuss Moral Compass theory

 2023.7.23: bk.cyb/ai/
William Search 2023`Moral Compass theory with chatGPT

"Conversations with chatGPT: 

Exploring the Theory of Morality and Existence" 

- 2nd Edition

https://amzn.to/3pZLazG[ad]

5-star/this is a delicious topic and a great test of AI:

2023-07-18

The Blind Girl Sees by Amber Needham 2022

 2023.7.18: bk.psy/schiz/Amber Needham 2022`The Blind Girl Sees:

Amber Needham 2022`The Blind Girl Sees

https://amzn.to/3DoQDCY

5-star/informative and inspiring:

2023-07-03

the "woke" agenda from the Jewish perspective

2023.7.3: news.pol/purges/zionism/
the "woke" agenda from the Jewish perspective:

Charles Jacobson 2023 6/25:

https://www.toojewishradio.com/Too%20Jewish%20MP3's/Too_Jewish_2023-06-25.mp3

. the liberal agenda has been about equal opportunity for all;

whereas the "woke" agenda now in play

is about equal results:

if a race or culture is getting worse results,

that is proof they are getting oppressed by

the races or cultures that are getting good results.

. people of the Jewish culture have some of the best results

so among "woke" liberals 

the Jewish nation has lost its status as victims,

and are instead a big part of the oppression.

. actually, the main reason that

the Jewish nationals are seen as oppressors,

is for their support of zionism:

[ their being willing to wage an endless war

to maintain a Jewish state in Israel

at the expense of the Islamic state that existed there

for several hundred years.]

. authentic Judaism entails zionism,

so when liberals attack zionism,

they are being antisemitic.

. Charles Jacobson is a compiler and editor of 

"Betrayal: The Failure of American Jewish Leadership" [ad]

https://amzn.to/3NADXO7

. see also David L. Bernstein, Natan Sharansky 2022:

Woke Antisemitism: How a Progressive Ideology Harms Jews [ad]

2023-05-12

vegetables having bitter anti-cancer goodness bred out of them

 2023.5.12: news.health/diet/
vegetables having bitter anti-cancer goodness bred out of them:

. when you hear that certain foods have anti-cancer effects,

consider that some are trying to breed sweeter vegetables

that could reduce their anti-cancer effects.


. many brussel sprouts have been bred to have less

bitter glucosinolates, which made them more popular.

https://twitter.com/scifri/status/1657085545338531840

https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/otc-birth-control-pill/#segment-transcript


. glucosinolates are known for beneficial effects including 

regulation of inflammation, stress response, 

and phase I metabolism.

Glucosinolates that combine with myrosinase, 

can become an anti-cancer isothiocyanate.

. foods with high glucosinolates 

should not be the primary source of energy

because heavy doses can result in goiter, anemia, 

organ lesions, and reduced growth.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/glucosinolate


. in what other ways are healthy fruits and vegetable

made less healthy or anti-cancer by breeding that makes them 

sweeter or less bitter?