Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Coronary-Artery Disease
Coronary Artery Calcium Increased in Psoriasis Patients
Higher levels of coronary artery calcium in patients with psoriasis similar to that seen in type 2 diabetes
Physician Under-Recognition of Angina Often Occurs
Predictors of physician under-recognition include heart failure and less-frequent angina
Lipid Fractions May Be Linked to Risk of CAD, Diabetes
Increase in LDL-C, triglycerides linked to higher CAD risk; LDL-C, HDL-C linked to lower risk of diabetes
Radial Bests Femoral Access for Coronary Interventions
Lower mortality, adverse cardiac events, bleeding seen across CAD patients
Similar Costs for CTA, Functional Diagnostic Testing in CAD
Similar costs for patients in computed tomographic angiography, functional testing arms of PROMISE
ASGR1 Mutation Linked to Reduced Levels of Non-HDL-C
Heterozygous mutation carriers have lower levels of non-HDL-C, reduced risk of coronary artery disease
Renal Function Key to Cardiac Outcome in Statin-Treated CHD
Intrastudy stabilization, increase in eGFR linked to reduced MCVE rate in atorvastatin-treated patients
Guidelines Updated on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Tx in CAD
Longer-duration tx represents trade-off between decreased risk of cardiac events, increased bleeding
Endometriosis Tied to Elevated Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
Hysterectomy/oophorectomy and earlier age at surgery associated with increased risk of CHD
Morning Home Blood Pressure Predicts Stroke, CAD Events
Prediction of CAD events more robust with home versus clinic systolic blood pressure
