Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Angina
Physician Under-Recognition of Angina Often Occurs
Predictors of physician under-recognition include heart failure and less-frequent angina
Modest Changes in Practice for High-Sensitivity TnT Reporting
hs-TnT assay has minimal impact on patients presenting to the ER with chest pain
Peripheral CD34+ Stem Cells Beneficial in Angina
Angina frequency significantly lower after intravenous CD34+ cells at week four
More Chest Pain for Women Undergoing PCI With DES
Similarly low incidence of adverse cardiovascular events for men and women with new generation DES
Guidelines for Appropriate Use of Cardiac Imaging in the ER
Appropriateness of imaging evaluated in 20 clinical scenarios for ER patients presenting with chest pain
Ivabradine Improves Angina-Related Quality of Life
No change in primary outcome of change in physical limitation score at 12 months
Ranolazine Bests Old School Antianginal Medications
Older medications show greater odds for revascularization, higher ER rates
Chromosomally Inherited HHV-6 Linked to Elevated Risk of Angina
Researchers note that only 1 percent of people may be affected
Admission Not Necessary for Many ER Patients With Chest Pain
Vast majority who have normal cardiac test results are in no immediate danger, researchers say
ACC: CTCA Alters Diagnosis, Management in Suspected Angina
CTCA alters diagnosis, testing, tx for patients with suspected angina due to coronary heart disease
