Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Heart Attack
Early Combination of Lipid-Lowering Therapy Beneficial After Myocardial Infarction
In a recent study, one-year MACE incidences were 1.79, 2.58, and 4.03 per 100 patient-years for early, late, and no ezetimibe added to statins
ACC: Cannabis Use Linked to Increased Risk for MI in People Aged 50 Years...
Increased risk seen for adverse cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, mortality
Ischemic Stroke Risk Higher With Use of Contemporary Hormonal Contraceptives
Increased risk seen with use of combined pill, progestin-only pills, combined vaginal ring, patch, and progestin-only implant
Six-Month Mortality Lower With Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Acute MI With Anemia
No significant difference seen in composite of 30-day mortality or MI; cardiac death at 30 days increased with restrictive strategy
Deprescribing Antihypertensives Not Tied to Hospitalization for Heart Attack, Stroke
Estimated unadjusted cumulative incidence did not differ between long-term care residents who were deprescribed or continued antihypertensives
Beta Blockers May Cause Depressive Symptoms
Findings seen in patients following myocardial infarction
Delaying Noncardiac Surgery for Several Months After Heart Attack Found to Be Safer
Findings seen for individuals undergoing revascularization after non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
AHA: GLP-1 RA, SGLT-2i Use Can Lower Risk for MI, Recurrent Stroke in Stroke...
Findings seen in patients with ischemic stroke; associations were significant after multivariable adjustment
Study Looks at Efficacy of Hemoglobin Thresholds for Transfusion
30-day risk for death/MI increased with lower hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion in patients with acute MI, anemia
Acute Myocardial Infarction Up in People With Epilepsy, 2008 to 2017
Mortality high for people with comorbid myocardial infarction and epilepsy