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Mortality is increased for patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction who do not undergo coronary revascularization

Mortality Up With No Revascularization in NSTEMI

Risk associated with no revascularization consistent in subgroup analysis, including older age
Alanine aminotransferase levels within normal range are associated with cardiovascular event risk

ALT Levels Within Normal Range Linked to Cardiovascular Events

Incident cardiovascular events were highest for those in the lowest tertile of baseline ALT
Mortality is increased for patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction who do not undergo coronary revascularization

Mortality Up With No Revascularization in STEMI

Risk associated with no revascularization consistent in subgroup analysis, including older age
In patients with early breast cancer

Candesartan Doesn’t Prevent Trastuzumab Cardiotoxicity

Cumulative incidence of cardiac events not significantly different with candesartan, placebo
For black Americans with diabetes

Diabetes Plus Kidney Disease Raises CVD Risk in Blacks

Odds of cardiovascular mortality 14.8 percent higher in black Americans with both conditions
Genetic testing can increase the identification of a possible cause of sudden cardiac death in children and young adults

Genetic Testing Helps Identify Causes of Sudden Cardiac Death

Clinically relevant gene mutations identified in 27 percent of cases of unexplained sudden cardiac death
Smartphones

Digital Technology Holds Potential in Emergency CVD Care

Digital technology's potential in health care remains largely untapped
Vitamin K antagonists are well tolerated and have a minimal effect on quality of life

Vitamin K Antagonists Appear to Be Well Tolerated

Study Short-Form 36 scores improved during initial 3 months of treatment to level of general population
A nine-protein risk score may help predict cardiovascular events among patients with stable coronary heart disease

Nine-Protein Risk Score May Help Predict CV Events in Stable CHD

Risk score performed better than refit Framingham for predicting cardiovascular events
For children with type 1 diabetes

Daily Steps in Children With T1DM Tied to Early Atherosclerosis

Increase of 1,000 steps per day linked to decrease in mean/maximum aortic IMT