Coronary Disease/Myocardial Infarction
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Modest Improvements in Mortality Rate Disparities in Rural Areas
Black adults living in rural areas in the United States still are more likely to die from diabetes, high blood pressure compared to white adults.
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Acute Myocardial Infarction, or Related to COVID-19?
The ECG in the figure was obtained from a man in his 30s. How would one interpret this tracing if told the patient’s only symptom was recent shortness of breath on exertion that he had not experienced?
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New Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis
An analysis of the Women’s Health Study based on a recent questionnaire about adverse pregnancy outcomes showed hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and low birth weight are independent predictors of subsequent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
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Can Antioxidant Intake Prevent Coronary Artery Disease?
A study of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) that increase blood levels of diet-derived antioxidants in three large individual subject genetic databases did not demonstrate a relationship between SNPs and coronary artery disease.
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Are Beta-Blockers Still Relevant After a Myocardial Infarction?
A large, contemporary, nationwide, observational study of post-myocardial infarction beta-blocker administration shows that after three months, there were no beneficial effects on adverse cardiovascular events to continued beta-blocker use.
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Documentation Can Determine Outcome of Missed Myocardial Infarction Lawsuit
Some charts might indicate there was chest pain and an abnormal ECG, but the patient was discharged with no explanation. Plaintiffs can use this to make a case the emergency physician missed classic presentation of myocardial infarction. Counter this allegation with specific documentation outlined here.
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American Heart Association Acknowledges Psychological, Heart Health Connections
The authors of a scientific statement call for psychological health screening and treatment to be a part of caring for patients at risk for cardiovascular disease.
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Paclitaxel-Eluting Devices: Is It Time to Stop Worrying?
Paclitaxel-eluting devices vs. bare metal stents in peripheral arterial disease showed no significant difference in all-cause mortality, contradicting the results of a controversial meta-analysis.
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Recommendation: Less Major Surgery for Heart Valve Disease
Advancing technology creates opportunities for safer solutions, according to guideline authors.
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Time is of the Essence with Colchicine Treatment of Myocardial Infarction
An analysis of the COLCOT study of colchicine administration after myocardial infarction (MI) showed the benefit of this therapy for preventing subsequent cardiovascular events was greatest when therapy was initiated within three days after MI onset.