Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Heart Attack
Cardiac Cath Lab STEMI Activations Drop During Pandemic
STEMI activation volumes based on analysis of nine high-volume centers before, after March 1, 2020
Recent Decline in Heart Attacks Greater in Men Than Women
Rate declined by 4.7 percent annually in men, declined by 2.3 percent in women from 2009 to 2014
Secondary Prevention Guideline Adherence Cuts Death Post-AMI
Mortality significantly lower with each additional guideline recommendation achieved
Author to Fight Retraction of Study Linking Vaping to Heart Attack Risk
Questions raised after another researcher found majority of heart attacks occurred before people started to vape
Meta-Analyses Link Rosiglitazone to Increased Cardiovascular Risk
Authors call for sharing of individual patient data to strengthen meta-analyses focused on safety
Abdominal Obesity Linked to Recurrent Atherosclerotic CVD
Risk for recurrent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease increased after myocardial infarction
Low Cardiac Troponin Levels Cannot Safely Rule Out Ischemia
Very low hs-cTn levels do not safely exclude inducible myocardial ischemia in those with symptomatic CAD
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Similar for Dialysis, Nondialysis Patients
Maintenance dialysis patients have better acute survival, better odds of favorable neurological status
Machine Learning Model Helps Predict Risk for MI, Cardiac Death
Model integrates clinical and quantitative imaging-based variables to predict long-term cardiac risks
Biomarker May Predict Cardiac Risk in Noncardiac Surgery
Preoperative levels of NT-proBNP may be useful for improving preoperative cardiac risk stratification
