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(HealthDay)—Infective endocarditis related to a cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED), corticosteroid therapy, and other comorbidities are tied to reduced short- and long-term survival, according to a study published in The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mortality-predictors-cv-implantable-device.html Cardiology Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:20:01 EST news284302525 (HealthDay)—Fitness and obesity are independently associated with cardiometabolic (CM) risk, according to a study published in the April 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-obesity-independently-affect-cardiometabolic.html Cardiology Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:50:01 EST news284231998 (HealthDay)—After ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), women have longer ischemic times and are at a higher risk than men of early all-cause and cardiac mortality, according to research published in the Feb. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-gender-ischemic-outcomes-stemi.html Cardiology Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:10:06 EST news280404031 (HealthDay)—Depressed patients are less likely to complete exercise-based, cardiac rehabilitation programs, regardless of whether they are taking antidepressants, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-depressed-patients-cardiac-rehab.html Cardiology Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:07:38 EST news280138030 (HealthDay)—For women, snoring is associated with a modest increased risk of stroke, coronary heart disease (CHD), and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published in the Feb. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-tied-cardiovascular-women.html Cardiology Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:00:02 EST news280073322 (HealthDay)—Evidence-based therapies are increasingly being used to treat patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), according to research published in the Feb. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-evidence-based-meds-stemi-nstemi.html Cardiology Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:30:03 EST news279905370 (HealthDay)—The majority of patients with cardiovascular disease receiving outpatient cardiology evaluations report using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-cardiac-patients-alternative-treatments.html Cardiology Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:44:43 EST news279891857 (HealthDay)—Prehospital use of antiplatelet therapy, either aspirin/clopidogrel or dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), is associated with a lower incidence of major adverse cardiac events after saphenous vein graft (SVG) intervention, according to research published in the Jan. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-prehospital-antiplatelets-graft-intervention-outcomes.html Cardiology Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:20:05 EST news278599665 (HealthDay)—For patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), mortality is associated with increases in mean platelet volume (MPV) over time following the procedure, according to a study published in the Jan. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-platelet-volume-pci-tied-death.html Cardiology Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:50:01 EST news278341482 (HealthDay)—For statin-treated patients with coronary artery disease, decreases in the ratio of serum n-3 to n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) correlate with atherosclerosis progression, according to research published in the Jan. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-ratio-n3n6-fatty-acids-cad.html Cardiology Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:20:03 EST news278177084 (HealthDay)—For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) measurements at presentation predict subsequent nonfatal MI and cardiac death; and for patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), fetuin-A and CRP have prognostic value, according to two studies published in the Jan. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-stemi-c-reactive-protein-mi-death.html Cardiology Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:00:01 EST news277800818 (HealthDay)—The British Cardiovascular Intervention Society myocardial jeopardy score (BCIS-JS) predicts mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to research published in the Jan. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-bcis-myocardial-jeopardy-score-post-pci.html Cardiology Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:30:01 EST news277736413 (HealthDay)—Few elderly patients about to undergo cardiac surgery experience high levels of anxiety, but for those who do, there is a five-fold higher risk of postoperative major morbidity or mortality, according to research published in the Jan. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-post-op-mortality-elderly-pre-heart-op.html Cardiology Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:50:01 EST news277121339 (HealthDay)—During acute coronary syndromes, fewer than one-quarter of patients call 911, according to a study published in the Jan. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-quarter-acute-heart-problem.html Cardiology Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:00:01 EST news275838847 (HealthDay)—Women with atrial fibrillation (AF) have a higher risk of ischemic stroke than men with AF, related in part to differences in the percent time in the therapeutic range (TTR) associated with warfarin anticoagulation control, according to research published in the Dec. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-ischemic-women-a-fib-explored.html Cardiology Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:50:02 EST news274378976 (HealthDay)—Intracardiac shunts (ICSs), diagnosed using an echocardiogram, or mild or moderate pulmonary hypertension (PH), do not affect short- or long-term mortality in liver transplant candidates, according to research published online in the Dec. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-liver-transplant-outcomes-worse-echo.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:10:01 EST news274113509 Although there is a widespread belief among physicians that the exercise treadmill test (ETT) is not reliable in evaluating the heart health of women, UC Davis researchers have found that the test can accurately predict coronary artery disease in women over the age of 65. They also found that two specific electrocardiogram (EKG) indicators of heart stress during an ETT further enhanced its predictive power. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-treadmill-heart-disease-women.html Cardiology Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:07:43 EST news274028840 (HealthDay)—Secondary prophylaxis with diltiazem may offer cancer patients relief from capecitabine-induced chest pain and dyspnea and allow them to tolerate capecitabine treatment, according to a study published in the Dec. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-diltiazem-relieves-capecitabine-induced-chest-pain.html Cardiology Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:10:01 EST news272301741 (HealthDay)—Anergia, or the lack of energy, is highly prevalent in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), and correlates independently with several factors, including bodily pain and exercise participation, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-anergia-prevalent-acute-coronary-syndrome.html Cardiology Sun, 21 Oct 2012 14:18:35 EST news270047902 (HealthDay)—The morphology of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) malformations plays an important role in outcomes, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-morphology-bicuspid-aortic-valve-outcomes.html Cardiology Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:00:02 EST news269856670 (HealthDay)—For patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), post-discharge mortality rates decreased from 2001 to 2007, according to a study published in the Oct. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-post-discharge-mortality-acute-mi.html Cardiology Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:30:14 EST news269620126 (HealthDay)—The use of device diagnostics to risk stratify patients during the first seven days after discharge can help identify patients at greatest risk of readmission for heart failure, according to research published online Oct. 4 in The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-device-id-heart-failure-patients.html Cardiology Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:42:37 EST news269541748 (HealthDay)—Cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) have distinct clinical features and outcomes, according to research published in the Oct. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-cardiovascular-ied-infections-distinct-features.html Cardiology Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:00:01 EST news269415016 (HealthDay)—A large and unselected community-based study has confirmed the results of randomized controlled trials that have found persistent statin use to be beneficial for the primary prevention of acute cardiac events; the study was published online Sept. 27 in The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-larger-statins-role-cardiac-events.html Cardiology Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:10:01 EST news268660433 (HealthDay)—Use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) does not increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular events in the first year following acute coronary syndromes (ACS), according to research published in the Oct. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-nicotine-doesnt-cardio-acs.html Cardiology Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:40:01 EST news267105522 (HealthDay)—Beta blockers (BBs) are effective as an early prophylactic pharmacologic treatment for patients with mild hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) who have exercise-induced left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction, according to a study published in the Sept. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-early-prophylactic-tx-beneficial-hypertrophic.html Cardiology Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:36:27 EST news266517382 (HealthDay) -- High resting heart rates seem to be predictive of increased risk for overall and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and shorter survival times, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-resting-heart-cardiovascular-mortality.html Cardiology Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:10:01 EST news264774227 (HealthDay) -- Post-heart transplant survival does not differ significantly between patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) and those with other types of heart disease, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-good-transplant-outcomes-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy.html Other Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:00:01 EST news264428104 (HealthDay) -- Asymptomatic patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) have significantly more epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) than those without CAD, with an average EAT thickness of 2.4 mm or higher predictive of significant CAD, according to a study published online in the August issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-epicardial-fat-tissue-thickness-coronary.html Cardiology Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:42:22 EST news263216510 (HealthDay) -- For patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the decision for no reperfusion is usually multifactorial, with the most common factor being advanced age, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-multiple-factors-reperfusion-stemi.html Cardiology Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:19:18 EST news263132322