CAD & Atherosclerosis
Guidelines
New cholesterol guidelines would add 13 million new statin users
Major finding: The new ACC-AHA cholesterol guidelines could increase number of statin users by 13 million.Data source: Extrapolation of NHANES...
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Colchicine may provide potent cardiac protection
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TNF inhibitors reduce coronary artery disease risk in rheumatoid arthritis
Major finding: Treatment with TNF-alpha inhibitors more than halves the risk of coronary artery disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, in...
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RAS blocker prescriptions still lag for ACS patients
Major Finding: Only 85% of ACS patients who met class I criteria and 69% who met class IIa criteria were discharged with an ACE inhibitor or ARB...
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FDA panel votes against cangrelor approval for PCI, bridge indications
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Endocrine Society calls for trials on testosterone’s cardiovascular effects
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Recent data support preventive multivessel PCI in STEMI patients
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CARDIA: Trajectory of blood pressure in young adults predicts later CAC
Major Finding: The prevalence of coronary artery calcification, which indicates increased cardiovascular risk, rose steadily in accordance with...
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Too much dietary sugar raises CVD mortality
Major finding: Compared with adults who consumed less than 10% of their daily calories from sugar, those whose sugar consumption was 17%-21%...
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FDA investigating testosterone’s cardiovascular risks
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Chronic use of NSAIDs, statins had no effect on PSA values
Major finding: The use of aspirin, NSAIDs, or statins did not demonstrate significant associations with PSA (P = .79, .68, and .79, respectively)...