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Welcome to the Healio.com/Cardiology Myocardial Infarction Resource Center, brought to you by the publishers of Cardiology Today. Here you'll find the latest information on the diagnosis, management and treatment of MI, as well as up-to-date information on risk factors contributing to the condition. Be sure to check out the print edition of Cardiology Today for more news and perspective important to your practice.
High- vs. low-dose statins reduced MIs at time of stenting
PCI-related periprocedural MI was reduced more effectively by high-dose rosuvastatin than low-dose rosuvastatin in statin-naive patients, whereas low-dose rosuvastatin is sufficient for patients who are already taking statins, according to study results.
To investigate whether PCI-related periprocedural MI can be suppressed more significantly with high-dose rosuvastatin compared with low-dose rosuvastatin, researchers randomly assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, patients (n=232) with stable CAD who were scheduled to undergo elective PCI within 5 to 7 days into groups that would receive either 2.5 mg/day (the standard dose in Japan) or 20 mg/day (the highest approved dose) of rosuvastatin. More »
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Meeting News Coverage
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May 8, 2013
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New data suggest that an unhealthy lifestyle may only be partially responsible for MI in young adults. Study findings presented at the SCAI Scientific...More
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In the Journals
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April 22, 2013
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Before and after surgical treatment for hip fracture, some patients develop myocardial infarctions that may go unrecognized, according to this study.
“Patients...More
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In the Journals
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April 3, 2013
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PCI-related periprocedural MI was reduced more effectively by high-dose rosuvastatin than low-dose rosuvastatin in statin-naive patients, whereas low-dose...More
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Meeting News Coverage
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March 23, 2013
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SAN FRANCISCO — C. Michael Gibson, MS, MD, FACC, from Harvard Medical School gives his perspective on the use of the novel factor Xa inhibitor, oral...More
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Meeting News Coverage
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March 19, 2013
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SAN FRANCISCO — New data presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions suggest that obese women are twice as likely as...More
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Perspective
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Endocrine Today, April 2013
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SAN FRANCISCO — Results from the Jackson Heart Study demonstrate that unlike traditional lipid measurements, triglyceride-rich remnant lipoprotein...More
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Meeting News Coverage
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March 4, 2013
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ATLANTA — Common age-related comorbidities — myocardial infarction and end-stage renal disease — appear to occur at similar ages among...More
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Meeting News Coverage
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March 4, 2013
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ATLANTA — Patients with HIV who are at increased risk for myocardial infarction have a lower likelihood of aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular...More
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In the Journals
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February 27, 2013
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Risk for death from MI appears to be higher among men and women who lost an adult sibling, especially if the sibling also died from MI, new research...More
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February 15, 2013
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Bupropion immediately after a hospitalized acute MI was well tolerated and safe, but not effective in helping patients quit smoking, according to study...More
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