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Quadriceps Strength Linked to Lower Risk for Heart Failure After AMI

High quadriceps isometric strength level significantly linked to lower risk for developing heart failure among heart attack patients

β-Blockers Seem Not to Reduce Risks More Than One Year After Heart Attack

Beta-blocker treatment beyond one year after myocardial infarction not linked to improved cardiovascular outcomes

Younger Women With AMI Have More Adverse Outcomes After Discharge

Sex differences seen for coronary-related and noncardiac hospitalizations in year following discharge

MI Risk Increased With Subclinical, Obstructive Coronary Atherosclerosis

Highest risk for myocardial infarction seen for those with obstructive-extensive, obstructive-nonextensive subclinical coronary atherosclerosis

Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction Increased for Patients With Pneumonia

Increased risk seen among patients with laboratory-confirmed invasive pneumococcal disease, with risk persisting for one year

ACC: 1999 to 2020 Saw National Decrease in Heart Attack-Related Deaths

Reduction also seen in racial disparities for heart attack deaths, although rates remain higher for African Americans

AMI, Stroke Risk Elevated for Women With Preeclampsia Within 20 Years

Rates of AMI and stroke remained doubled more than 20 years after delivery; increased rates also seen for women aged 30 to 39 years

Psoriasis Not Tied to Myocardial Infarction in Patients With ESRD

Confounding variables, particularly comorbidities, impact association

Excess AMI-Linked Mortality Persisted During Pandemic

Significant increases seen among youngest-aged men and women, even during omicron surge

More Readmissions Seen in Younger Women Than Men After Acute MI

Difference may be due to a higher prevalence of cardiac risk factors and comorbidities in women versus men, authors suggest