Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc.
~40 Percent Undergo Stress Testing After PCI in VA System
Stress testing rate varies significantly across hospitals within Veterans Affairs system
CDC: Aspirin Use Common Among Americans With Heart Disease
Clinical and community-based approaches should be used to increase aspirin use among low-use groups
Race May Factor Into Higher Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Higher rates seen in blacks versus whites; often at younger ages
CVD Risk Similar for Metformin + Insulin or Sulfonylureas
Similar risk for second-line therapies for type 2 diabetes in combination with metformin
Channel Length Key in Percutaneous Thrombin Injection
Complications for ~15 percent of patients with post-catheterization femoral pseudoaneurysm
Carotid Fluoro-2-Doxyglucose Uptake Predicts CV Events
FDG uptake is an independent predictor; improves prediction beyond Framingham Risk Score
Wildfires Can Trigger Acute Coronary Events for Miles Around
Strongest association seen for men and people 65 and older
ECG Metrics May Predict Cardiac Deaths in CKD Patients
Stronger as markers for cardiovascular death than for all-cause mortality or noncardiovascular death
FDA Strengthens Heart Attack, Stroke Warning for NSAIDs
Aspirin not included in alert
Specific Biomarkers ID Cardiac Dysfunction, Mortality Risk in HIV
ST2 and GDF-15 linked to cardiovascular dysfunction and all-cause mortality in HIV-infected
