Advertisement
Home Tags Heart / Stroke-Related: Coronary-Artery Disease

Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Coronary-Artery Disease

An invasive strategy using coronary angiography results in a better outcome in elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome

Invasive Strategy Improves Outcome in Elderly With ACS

0
Outcome better with coronary angiography for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome
Higher dietary intake of whole grains may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease

Review: More Whole Grains, Less Coronary Heart Disease

0
Inverse associations between whole-grain intake and CHD risk found in the U.S. and Europe
For patients with coronary chronic total occlusion and well-developed collateral circulation

Revascularization Cuts Mortality, MACE in Coronary CTO

0
Revascularization versus medication linked to reduced incidence of cardiac mortality, MACE
Four of five widely used formulas may overestimate people's risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease by as much as 154 percent in some cases

Cardiovascular Health Calculators Overestimate Actual Risk

0
Such assessments should only be starting points for predicting risk, researcher explains
Intensive lifestyle modifications

Impact of Intensive Lifestyle Change on CV Burden Studied

0
Review indicates diet, exercise decrease overall coronary/carotid atherosclerosis burden
For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in the Veterans Affairs system

More Variation in Costs Than Outcomes of PCI in VA System

0
Smaller variation in one-year risk-adjusted mortality than in risk-standardized costs after PCI
Only about a quarter of Medicare beneficiaries fill a high-intensity statin prescription after discharge from hospitalization for a coronary heart disease event

Few Patients Fill High-Intensity Statin Rx After CHD Discharge

0
Twenty-seven percent of Medicare beneficiaries fill prescription for high-intensity statin