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After an acute myocardial infarction

Sexual Health Often Suffers in Younger Patients Post-MI

Many younger adults experience sexual difficulties after acute myocardial infarction
Older myocardial infarction survivors have long-term elevated risks of mortality and cardiovascular events

Older MI Survivors Have High Event Risk Over Long Term

Even after one year, risk of mortality, cardiovascular events remains high
Survivors of myocardial infarction live longer now than they did before

Invasive Interventions Improving Survival in NSTEMI Patients

Improvement in all-cause mortality tied to angiography, PCI, and CABG procedures
A study of identical twins

Twin Study Questions Link Between Obesity, Heart Risk

However, researchers find that obesity does raise diabetes risk
Acute myocardial infarction patients who take high doses of omega-3 fatty acids for six months show improved heart function and less scarring

High Doses of Omega-3s May Help Healing After Acute MI

Reductions seen in left ventricular systolic volume index and noninfarct myocardial fibrosis
Patients who develop heart failure after myocardial infarction may also face a higher risk of cancer

Post-MI Heart Failure Linked to Increased Cancer Risk

However, cancer mortality rates similar for those with heart failure and those without
Patients with diabetes are much more likely to die after an acute myocardial infarction than patients without diabetes

Diabetes Increases Mortality Risk After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Study points to need for better coordinated care, more effective use of medications
A high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I assay can help identify or exclude the diagnosis of myocardial infarction in the emergency department

High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I Assay Shows Efficiency in ER

Findings for use in MI diagnosis/exclusion in emergency department for chest pain
Risk of heart failure appears high within a few years of a first myocardial infarction

Heart Failure Risk Up Significantly After First Myocardial Infarction

One in four MI survivors develop heart failure within four years
The proportion of low-risk survivors of acute myocardial infarction increased from 2001 to 2011

Increase in Low-Risk AMI Survivors From 2001 to 2011

Younger patients, men, married, those without multimorbidities more likely to be low-risk survivors