CAD & Atherosclerosis
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Breast arterial calcifications predict atherosclerotic cardiovascular events
Longitudinal results of a prospective study of women with and without breast arterial calcifications showed that women with the calcifications...
From the Journals
Calcium channel blocker reduces cardiac iron loading in thalassemia major
Amlodipine is a promising addition to chelation in patients with cardiac siderosis.
From the Journals
High-performing hospitals yield longer life expectancy after MI
Patients treated at high-performing hospitals lived, on average, 0.74-1.14 years longer after acute MI than do those treated at low-performing...
Conference Coverage
CABG best for diabetes patients with CKD – or is it?
ROME – CABG resulted in fewer heart attacks but more strokes than did PCI at 5 years of follow-up in diabetes patients with multivessel coronary...
News
The thyroid takes a beating during PCI in about 3% of patients
Some patients may have temporarily impaired thyroid function after undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
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Novel GLP-1 receptor agonist shows reduction in cardiovascular risk
Key clinical point: The glucagonlike peptide 1 receptor agonist semaglutide may reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2...
News
Yosprala offers aspirin mitigator for ulcer risk patients
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the aspirin/omeprazole combination drug Yosprala for patients who seek to prevent secondary...
News
Four-step screen IDs silent heart attack in type 2 diabetes
A four-component imaging/biomarker screen was highly accurate for identifying silent myocardial infarction among asymptomatic patients with type 2...
Conference Coverage
First-generation DES looking good at 10 years
ROME – The annual risks of ischemia-driven target lesion revascularization and stent thrombosis dropped significantly starting 5 years after...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Apheresis shows promise for refractory angina with high Lp(a)
Key clinical point: Lipoprotein apheresis may provide a needed novel treatment for many patients with refractory angina. Major finding: Myocardial...