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

Greater sleep duration irregularity linked to increased prevalence of high coronary artery calcium burden, abnormal ankle-brachial index

Increased risk seen in 10 years after delivery and at 30 to 46 years after delivery for women with one of five adverse pregnancy outcomes

CABG linked to lower hospital mortality, fewer hospital admissions at three years, less repeat PCI, improved three-year survival

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Findings for median follow-up of 11.8 years reported from multicenter, randomized, controlled trial terminated early due to slow enrollment

High GPS_CAD may predict sudden and/or arrhythmic death in patients with coronary artery disease without severe systolic dysfunction

Expert consensus decision pathway developed for patients currently taking statins and needing additional treatment

Video motion analysis of a short video clip of the neck recorded with a smartphone could be used to screen for carotid artery stenosis

Increase in functional capacity greater with Nordic walking compared to other forms of cardiac rehab exercise

However, emphysema score, lung function, exacerbation frequency, and hypoxemia do not predict coronary stenosis or calcium score >100