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Active cannabis use disorder is associated with an increased perioperative risk of myocardial infarction

Cannabis Use Disorder May Up Risk of Perioperative Heart Attack

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Findings in national study of patients undergoing 11 elective surgeries
A newly developed model has good discriminatory ability for six-month post-acute myocardial infarction mortality

Model Predicts Six-Month Post-AMI Mortality for Older Adults

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Variables in novel model include hearing impairment, mobility impairment, weight loss, health status
Patients with recent myocardial infarction have a lower risk for ischemic cardiovascular events with colchicine versus placebo

AHA: Risk for Ischemic CV Events Lower With Colchicine After MI

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Risk for composite efficacy end point reduced with colchicine versus placebo after myocardial infarction
Use of sex-specific diagnostic thresholds for myocardial infarction identifies more additional women than men with myocardial injury

Women Less Likely to Receive Treatment for Myocardial Infarction

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Sex-specific thresholds for hs-cTnI ID more additional cases of myocardial injury in women than men
Dog ownership is associated with better outcomes after a major cardiovascular event as well as a reduced risk for all-cause mortality

Dog Ownership May Lower Risk for Death After Major CV Event

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And, review shows dog ownership tied to reduced risk for all-cause, cardiovascular mortality
For patients with acute coronary syndrome

Gradual ACS Symptom Onset Linked to Delay in Presentation for Acute Care

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More than half of men with abrupt onset of symptoms, STEMI reported symptoms triggered by exertion
High-occupancy hospitals may be sensitive to openings and closures in neighboring emergency departments

ED Openings, Closures May Affect Tx, Outcomes for Acute MI

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ED closures can negatively affect heart attack care at bystander hospitals at near or full capacity
Typical symptoms of myocardial infarction are more common and have greater predictive value in women than in men

Women With Heart Attack Do Present With Typical Symptoms

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Typical symptoms of myocardial infarction more common in women than men
For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel coronary artery disease

Complete Revascularization Best for STEMI With Multivessel CAD

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Complete revascularization better than culprit lesion-only percutaneous coronary intervention
For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention

In STEMI, Biodegradable Polymer Sirolimus-Eluting Stents Superior

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Stents superior to durable polymer everolimus-eluting stents for end point of target lesion failure at one year