News tagged with myocardial infarctions
CT angiography helps predict heart attack risk
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is an effective tool for determining the risk of heart attacks and other adverse cardiac events in patients with suspected coronary artery disease but no treatable risk factors, ...
Cardiology
Feb 19, 2013 |
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Gender influences ischemic time, outcomes after STEMI
(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 ...
Cardiology
Feb 18, 2013 |
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Study finds possible link between diabetes and increased risk of heart attack death
Having diabetes doubles a person's risk of dying after a heart attack, but the reason for the increased risk is not clear. A new University of Iowa study suggests the link may lie in the over-activation of an important heart ...
Cardiology
Feb 15, 2013 |
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Study finds strong link between income inequality and readmission risk, but not mortality
The authors estimate nearly 40,000 extra admissions to hospital as a result of income inequality over the three year study period.
Health
Feb 14, 2013 |
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Emergency room crowding tied to ACS-induced PTSD
(HealthDay)—Exposure to emergency department crowding correlates with acute coronary syndrome (ACS)-induced posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms one month after ACS, according to a research letter ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 14, 2013 |
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Stem cell source an important factor, impacting ability to treat myocardial infarction
When a research team from Denmark and Sweden compared the therapeutic capabilities of adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) versus bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs) obtained from a single 84 year-old male donor with ischemic ...
Medical research
Feb 13, 2013 |
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Use of evidence-based meds increasing for STEMI, NSTEMI
(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 ...
Cardiology
Feb 12, 2013 |
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Chest pain prior to a heart attack can protect the heart
Patients who experience chest pain in the 24 hours preceding a heart attack, also called preinfarction angina, have smaller heart attacks and improved cardiac function in the contemporary cardiac stenting era, researchers ...
Cardiology
Feb 05, 2013 |
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High risk of cardiovascular diseases amongst Swedish-born and immigrant MS patients
A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) run a high risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure, regardless of migration background. According to principal investigator Tahereh ...
Neuroscience
Feb 04, 2013 |
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Marriage reduces the risk of heart attack in both men and women and at all ages
A large population-based study from Finland has shown that being unmarried increases the risk of fatal and non-fatal heart attack in both men and women whatever their age. Conversely, say the study investigators, especially ...
Cardiology
Jan 31, 2013 |
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In STEMI, diabetes linked to worse long-term outcomes
(HealthDay)—In patients undergoing primary angioplasty for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), diabetes is associated with worse long-term outcomes, including mortality, reinfarction, stent ...
Diabetes
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Study shows majority of smokers re-ignite their habit following heart attack
(Medical Xpress)—A new study reveals that two-thirds of middle aged smokers who have been hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction resume smoking within twelve months, despite being treated with bupropion (sold as Zyban), ...
Cardiology
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Prehospital antiplatelets improve graft intervention outcomes
(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 ...
Cardiology
Jan 28, 2013 |
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Radial access should be first choice for PCI, ESC says
The radial approach for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) was developed 20 years ago and is used for more than 50% of procedures in France, Scandinavian countries, the UK, Spain and Italy. Despite the advantages of ...
Cardiology
Jan 28, 2013 |
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Retinopathy severity linked to cardiovascular outcome
(HealthDay)—For individuals with type 2 diabetes, incident cardiovascular outcomes are determined not only by the severity of diabetic retinopathy but also by its progression, according to research published ...
Diabetes
Jan 25, 2013 |
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