Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Coronary-Artery Disease
County-Level Poverty Strongly Tied to Heart Failure Mortality
Poverty linked to heart failure and coronary heart disease mortality; link stronger for heart failure
Low-Fat Dietary Pattern Offers Long-Term Health Benefits
Significant benefits seen in relation to breast cancer, CHD, diabetes, without adverse effects
Benefit, Harm Seen for Ticagrelor Plus Aspirin in Stable CAD With T2DM
Incidence of ischemic cardiovascular events lower but major bleeding increased versus placebo plus aspirin
Complete Revascularization Best for STEMI With Multivessel CAD
Complete revascularization better than culprit lesion-only percutaneous coronary intervention
Central Obesity Tied to CAD in Postmenopausal Chest Pain
Central, but not overall, obesity linked to obstructive coronary artery disease underlying stable chest pain
Genetic Liability to Insomnia Linked to Increased Odds of CVDs
Mendelian randomization analyses revealed greater odds of CAD, heart failure, ischemic stroke
High-Intensity Lipid Lowering May Aid Very Elderly After ACS
Benefit of simvastatin-ezetimibe combo after acute coronary syndrome greatest for patients ≥75 years
Estrogen Preps Differ in Effects on Heart Fat Deposits
Increase in epicardial adipose tissue less likely with oral conjugated equine estrogens in early menopause
Biologic Tx for Psoriasis May Reduce Coronary Inflammation
Findings indicated by perivascular fat attenuation index, as measured by coronary CT angiography
Previous Silent MI Often Found at Autopsy in Sudden Cardiac Death
Previous silent MI ID'd in 42 percent of those with sudden cardiac death related to undiagnosed CAD
