Acute Coronary Syndromes
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Even low arsenic exposure linked to cardiovascular disease
Major Finding: Compared with subjects who had the lowest urinary levels of inorganic arsenic, those with the highest levels were at increased risk...
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CLARIFY'ed: Angina's impact on outcomes in stable CAD
Major finding: Patients with stable coronary artery disease who had angina in their daily life but not silent ischemia had a 46% greater 2-year...
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Diabetics' stroke risk post MI has plummeted
Major finding: The rate of ischemic stroke during the first year after an acute MI improved from 7.1% among Swedish diabetic patients whose...
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Risk of stopping dual-antiplatelet therapy after stenting depends upon the reason
Major finding: Coronary stent recipients who discontinued dual-antiplatelet therapy because their physician felt they no longer needed it, most...
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PCI in noninfarct coronaries helps STEMI patients
Major finding: Preventive PCI of significant, noninfarct-related coronary stenoses in acute STEMI cut the combined rate of death from cardiac...
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Prasugrel pretreatment ups bleeding risk in NSTE ACS
Major finding: The rate of major ischemic events was similar (10.0% vs. 9.8%), but the rate of TIMI major bleeding episodes through day 7 was...
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TASTE: Thrombus aspiration has no mortality benefit in STEMI
Major finding: All-cause mortality at 30 days was 2.8% with thrombus aspiration plus PCI vs.
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Vitamin C protects kidneys against angiography contrast
Major finding: Ascorbic acid treatment was associated with a 33% reduction in CI-AKI risk.Data source: A meta-analysis of nine randomized...
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LV fibrosis predicts mortality in atrial fib patients
Major finding: Mortality was 8.1% in the patients with LV VGE identified via cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, vs.
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Denervated myocardium predicts risk of sudden cardiac death
Major finding: About 30% of post-MI patients with more than 33% of their left ventricle denervated had sudden cardiac arrest.Data source:...