Reducing Infarct Size in STEMI
By Andy Skean Senior Editor Myocardial infarct size is a key determinant of cardiac...
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Anxiety, depression tied to higher risk of heart attack, stroke
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Adults with mood disorders like anxiety and depression may be more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than people without mental illness, a new study suggests. Researchers enrolled...
A Closer Look at MI Among Younger Women
Over time, the frequency of myocardial infarction (MI) in the United States has been declining...
UA/NSTEMI: A Guideline Update
Following the recent FDA approval of new medications to reduce cardiovascular death and heart...
Interpreting Troponin Tests: Coming to a New Consensus
Since its introduction in the early 1990s, cardiac troponin testing has been predominantly used to...
Heart Attack Patients Not Receiving Evidence-Based Treatment
Among patients with acute myocardial infarction, a large analysis has found that four variables appear to be significantly associated with greater adherence in at least four of six treatment adherence measures. These variables...
Optimizing Chest Pain Diagnoses in the ED
An estimated 8 million people present to EDs in the United States with chest pain each year, 15% to 25% of whom receive a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Of this group, between 2% and 5% are discharged home without...
Tailoring Antiplatelet Treatment
Important advances have occurred in our understanding of the platelets’ role in arterial thrombosis. These advances have enabled the development of new antiplatelet therapies. Clinical trials have demonstrated the benefit of...
Revascularizing Occluded Arteries: Assessing the Influence of Guidelines
The Occluded Artery Trial (OAT) was a large, randomized controlled study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute that tested routine percutaneous recanalization of persistently totally occluded infarct-related...
Can Hypothermia Benefit Post-MI Patients?
A small American study suggests that systemic therapeutic hypothermia can decrease morbidity and mortality in post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients with cardiogenic shock. Although more research is needed, the investigators...
Conference Highlights: Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2011
The Cardiovascular Research Foundation, in partnership with the American College of Cardiology, held Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2011 from November 7-11 in San Francisco. The features below highlight just...
Will No Co-Pay Improve Medication Adherence?
Will full health plan coverage of prescription medications improve patient adherence to...
