Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Coronary-Artery Disease
Smoking Cessation Support Less Likely for Cancer Patients
General practitioners less likely to support smoking cessation in patients with cancer than with CHD
MI Incidence Down With CT Angiography in Suspected CAD
But no reduction in mortality, cardiac hospitalizations for CCTA versus functional stress testing
Few Smokers Hospitalized With CHD Get Smoking Cessation Meds
Overall, 22.7 percent received smoking cessation pharmacotherapy, most often the nicotine patch
High Platelet Reactivity Tied to Ischemic, Bleeding Outcomes
Findings based on two-year follow-up after drug-eluting stent implantation
New Model Predicts Mortality in Stable Coronary Heart Disease
Model uses age, biomarkers, clinical variables to predict cardiovascular death
Depression After Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosis Ups Death Risk
Strongest predictor of death is post-CAD depression; link persisted in those with no prior depression
Coronary CT Angiography Ups Prediction of MACE in T2DM
Addition of CCTA-detected obstructive coronary artery disease to risk factors ups prediction of MACE
Risk of Cardiovascular Events Similar With, Without Diabetes
Patients with versus without diabetes, without CAD, were more often treated with statins and aspirin
Nomogram Predicts Survival for Adults Undergoing CAC Scoring
Nomogram predicts five-, 10-, 15-year survival for adults undergoing coronary artery calcium scoring
FDA Approves Actemra to Treat Giant Cell Arteritis
New indication provides the first FDA-approved therapy specific to this type of vasculitis
