Cardiology

Sudden chest pain: What is angina pectoris?

That feeling of crushing pain in your chest can be a medical emergency, but it can also be angina pectoris, or "stable angina"—a symptom of coronary heart disease that can be managed with medication.

Cardiology

Nonadherence to statins plus ACEIs/ARBs risky post MI

(HealthDay)—Nonadherence to angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors/angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) and/or statins following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with higher mortality, according ...

Cardiology

Beta-blocker therapy cuts all-cause mortality in STEMI

(HealthDay)—For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), beta-blocker therapy at discharge correlates with reduced all-cause mortality, ...

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