Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Coronary-Artery Disease
Eating More Nuts Associated With Lower Heart Disease Risk
Both total intake of nuts and consumption of peanuts/tree nuts and walnuts tied to lower risk
Yoga Plus Aerobics Beneficial in Coronary Heart Disease
Greater improvement in CHD risk factors for combined intervention versus either alone
Thrombosis Odds Up With Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds
BVSs linked to increased risk of MI, target lesion revascularization and failure versus metallic stents
Six-Month Tai Chi Program Improves Physical Activity in CHD
Improvements in activity, weight, QoL for patients with coronary heart disease refusing cardiac rehab
Smoking Cessation Support Less Likely for Cancer Patients
General practitioners less likely to support smoking cessation in patients with cancer than with CHD
MI Incidence Down With CT Angiography in Suspected CAD
But no reduction in mortality, cardiac hospitalizations for CCTA versus functional stress testing
Few Smokers Hospitalized With CHD Get Smoking Cessation Meds
Overall, 22.7 percent received smoking cessation pharmacotherapy, most often the nicotine patch
High Platelet Reactivity Tied to Ischemic, Bleeding Outcomes
Findings based on two-year follow-up after drug-eluting stent implantation
New Model Predicts Mortality in Stable Coronary Heart Disease
Model uses age, biomarkers, clinical variables to predict cardiovascular death
Depression After Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosis Ups Death Risk
Strongest predictor of death is post-CAD depression; link persisted in those with no prior depression
