Acute Coronary Syndromes
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Robotic PCI succeeds in patients with acute MI
Key clinical point: A proof-of-principle study suggests that procedural success with robotic angioplasty is at least as good in patients with...
News
Greater myocardial inflammation found in RA patients after heart attack
Key clinical point:Post-MI autopsy data support the view that RA patients have greater intramyocardial inflammatory burden than do patients...
Conference Coverage
Therapeutic hypothermia called biggest recent advance in cardiac arrest
The success of hypothermia following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in preventing anoxic brain damage strengthens the case for creating regional...
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VIDEO: Shorter gap from heart attack to CABG shown safe
Performing coronary artery bypass grafting 1-2 days following a heart attack was as safe as when surgery was delayed 3-7 days.
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Initial shockable rhythm predicts survival in cardiac arrest
Initial shockable rhythm during resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was the strongest predictor of survival, a large retrospective...
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No benefit in open massage over closed compressions in trauma cardiac arrest
Open-chest cardiac massage offers no benefit over closed-chest compressions in patients with traumatic cardiac arrest.
News
Immediate treatment yields best outcomes in NSTEMI MI
Key clinical point: Immediate angiography improved both short- and long-term outcomes in non–ST-segment myocardial infarction. Major finding:...
Conference Coverage
Cold weather linked to increase in strokes, MI
Expect noticeably more hospital admissions for stroke and ischemic heart disease on cold weather days.
News
Ivabradine again missed a primary endpoint in SIGNIFY
Key clinical point: Ivabradine missed its primary endpoint in a prespecified subgroup analysis of data from the SIGNIFY trial.
News
HIV-positive patients may be at greater risk of atherosclerosis
HIV-infected individuals without any traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors still show signs of vascular thickening, compared with HIV-...
Conference Coverage
Bystander CPR rising in children with cardiac arrest
Nearly half of all children and adolescents with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in 2013-2014 got bystander CPR.