Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Heart Attack
Older MI Survivors Have High Event Risk Over Long Term
Even after one year, risk of mortality, cardiovascular events remains high
Invasive Interventions Improving Survival in NSTEMI Patients
Improvement in all-cause mortality tied to angiography, PCI, and CABG procedures
Twin Study Questions Link Between Obesity, Heart Risk
However, researchers find that obesity does raise diabetes risk
High Doses of Omega-3s May Help Healing After Acute MI
Reductions seen in left ventricular systolic volume index and noninfarct myocardial fibrosis
Post-MI Heart Failure Linked to Increased Cancer Risk
However, cancer mortality rates similar for those with heart failure and those without
Diabetes Increases Mortality Risk After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Study points to need for better coordinated care, more effective use of medications
High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I Assay Shows Efficiency in ER
Findings for use in MI diagnosis/exclusion in emergency department for chest pain
Heart Failure Risk Up Significantly After First Myocardial Infarction
One in four MI survivors develop heart failure within four years
Increase in Low-Risk AMI Survivors From 2001 to 2011
Younger patients, men, married, those without multimorbidities more likely to be low-risk survivors
Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists No Benefit Post MI
MRA in addition to standard therapy does not improve outcome in setting of post-MI heart failure
