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

Machine learning used to generate risk score based on clinical data and measurements from stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Findings not consistent with prespecified noninferiority of fractional flow reserve-guided percutaneous coronary intervention

Risk for coronary artery disease increased for young women receiving radiation for left- versus right-sided breast cancer

9.2 percent of those with zero CAC and intermediate 10-year atherosclerotic CVD risk had CCTA-verified atherosclerosis

Overall, 19.5 percent of obese patients lost ≥5 percent of weight by six to 24 months after a CHD-related hospitalization

Prespecified subgroup analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial suggest that a prasugrel-based strategy is preferable

Smoking and obesity associated with significantly earlier age of presentation

Diet low in saturated fat also associated with lower LDL-cholesterol, but not long-term risk for cardiovascular disease

Rates significantly lower among minorities, those with less education

After adjustment for multiple variables, stage 1 hypertension linked to acute coronary syndromes in women, but not men