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For patients undergoing aortic valve replacement

Afternoon Heart Surgery Linked to Better Patient Outcomes

Lower incidence of major adverse cardiac events for aortic valve replacement surgery in afternoon
Incretin treatment appears to improve non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and non-obstructive coronary artery stenosis

Incretin Tied to Better Outcomes in NOCS-Diabetes

Prognosis for T2DM patients with NSTEMI, coronary artery stenosis improves with incretin
For patients undergoing right heart catheterization

Borderline Pulmonary HTN Linked to Increased Mortality Risk

Increase in hazard of death with higher mean pulmonary arterial pressure, with no threshold seen

September 2017 Briefing – Cardiology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for September 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Regular aerobic exercise may improve regulation of platelet reactivity

Aerobics May Benefit Platelet Reactivity in Menopausal Women

Exercise appears to improve platelet reactivity regulation by increased platelet sensitivity
There appears to be an inverse association between coffee intake and protein markers linked to cardiovascular disease

Inverse Association Seen for Coffee Drinking, Markers of CVD

Leptin, chitinase-3-like protein 1 are linked to CVD, may decrease with higher coffee intake
White males who participate in three times the recommended physical activity guidelines over many years have higher odds of developing coronary subclinical atherosclerosis by middle age

Very High Exercise Levels May Up CAC Risk in White Males

Coronary artery calcification more likely with 3 times recommended amount of exercise over long term
Among patients with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Sudden Death Most Common CV Death in T2DM/ASCVD

27 percent of CV deaths in diabetes patients with atherosclerotic CVD are categorized as sudden death
Measures of cerebral functional network connectivity measured within four weeks of cardiac arrest are associated with a favorable outcome at one year

MRI Findings Prognostic for Long-Term Recovery in Cardiac Arrest

Cerebral functional network connectivity shows potential in anoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
Women and minorities undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with everolimus-eluting stents have a risk of major adverse cardiac events that is similar to that of white men

MACE Risk Similar for White Men, Women, Minorities After PCI

But women and minorities have higher adjusted risk of death/MI after PCI with everolimus-eluting stent