Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Heart Attack
Some Weather Conditions Linked to Myocardial Infarction Risk
Each one-standard deviation increase in air temperature tied to 2.8 percent reduction in MI risk
Novel Troponin Assay, hs-cTnI Comparable in Ruling Out AMI
May be possible to rule out acute myocardial infarction with one point-of-care assay upon arrival to ED
HEART Pathway Can Safely Identify Low-Risk ER Patients
Pathway IDs low-risk patients with chest pain for discharge without stress testing, angiography
Blacks Less Likely to Receive Guideline-Based NSTEMI Therapy
Receipt of aspirin, other antiplatelet therapy, lipid-lowering meds less frequent in blacks than whites
New Risk Score Promising for Predicting MI, Death
Clinical chemistry score based on cardiac troponin, glucose level, estimated glomerular filtration rate
Nitrogen Dioxide Doesn’t Impact Benefit of Exercise on MI
Inverse link between participation in sports, cycling, and gardening with incident MI, despite air pollution
Adverse Change in Employment Post-MI Tied to Worse Outcomes
Patients with adverse change in employment more likely to report depression, have lower health status
Timely Receipt of PCI in STEMI Up With Hospital Bypass Policy
More patients get PCI within guideline recommended time in states with hospital bypass policies
Women Less Likely to Fill Post-MI Statin Prescription
56 percent of men, 47 percent of women filled high-intensity statin after myocardial infarction
After Hockey Win, Fans’ Heart Attack Risk Rises
Findings show Canadian men, particularly under age 55, face increased hospitalizations after win
