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Myocardial Infarction Associated With Adderall XR and Alcohol Use in a Young Man
_ Myocardial Infarction Associated With Adderall XR and Alcohol Use in a Young Man.
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Study Finds New Approach To Treating Heart Attacks Reduces Risk Of Life-Threatening Complications
Transferring heart attack patients to specialized hospitals to undergo angioplasty within six hours after receiving clot-busting drugs reduces the risk of life-threatening complications, according to a Canadian-led study published today.
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Genetically Elevated Lipoprotein(a) and Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction
Pia R.Kamstrup, MD, PhD; Anne Tybjrg-Hansen, MD, DMSc; Rolf Steffensen, MD; Brge G. Nordestgaard, MD, DMSc Context High levels of lipoprotein(a) are associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI). Objective To assess...
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Association of C-Reactive Protein and HIV Infection With Acute Myocardial Infarction
'both elevated CRP (OR 2.13; 95% CI 1.92 to 2.37; P < 0.0001) and HIV (OR 1.93; 95% CI 1.21 to 2.93; P = 0.004).....independently associated with AMI'......'Compared with patients with normal CRP and without HIV, the OR for AMI was...
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Immediate Transfer for PCI Beneficial After Fibrinolysis for STEMI
Patients experiencing ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who are treated with fibrinolysis fare better if they are transferred for routine percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) within 6 hours of the therapy.Immediate...
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Routine Early Angioplasty after Fibrinolysis for Acute Myocardial Infarction
_ Routine Early Angioplasty after Fibrinolysis for Acute Myocardial Infarction.
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ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Teenager: Case Report and Review of the Literature
_ ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Teenager: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
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Lack of Association Between a Common Polymorphism Near the INSIG2 Gene and BMI, Myocardial Infarction, and Car
Epidemiological studies revealed an increasing prevalence of and a steep increase in obesity, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.Because significant influence of a polymorphism, rs7566605, near the INSIG2 gene on BMI has been shown...
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Hyperlipidemia Phenotype Is a Risk Factor for Early Myocardial Infarction
_ Hyperlipidemia Phenotype Is a Risk Factor for Early Myocardial Infarction.
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Hyperlipidemia Phenotype Is a Risk Factor for Early Myocardial Infarction
_ Hyperlipidemia Phenotype Is a Risk Factor for Early Myocardial Infarction.
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Triple Antiplatelet Therapy with Cilostazol Reduces Death After Primary PCI
Compared with dual antiplatelet therapy, a triple-therapy regimen that adds cilostazol to aspirin and clopidogrel reduces death rates in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who undergo primary percutaneous...
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Heart Attack Prevention: Studies from Seoul National University, CardioVascular Center have provided new infor
Studies from Seoul National University, CardioVascular Center have provided new information about heart attack prevention New research, 'National Cholesterol Education Panel III guidelines performance role in preventing myocardial infarction...
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Novel Anticoagulant Increases Bleeding, Reduces Ischemic Outcomes in ACS
In a phase 2 dose-finding trial, rivaroxabanan oral direct factor Xa inhibitorincreased bleeding in a dose-dependent manner while reducing the composite endpoint of death, myocardial infarction (MI), and stroke at 6 months in stabilized...
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Phase II results for rivaroxaban in acute coronary syndrome published
MedWire News: The oral factor Xa inhibitor rivaroxaban may reduce the risk for ischemic events after acute coronary syndrome (ACS), conclude investigators from phase II study findings.Jessica Mega (Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston,...
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New Onset A-Fib Tied to Adverse Outcomes After PCI
New onset atrial fibrillation (A-fib) that develops in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is independently associated with increased 90-day mortality and other adverse events, according to a paper published online...
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Dyspnea after MI linked to worse outcomes
MedWire News: Dyspnea is a common symptom among post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients and is independently linked to impaired quality of life (QoL), increased hospitalization, and reduced survival, warn US researchers.Dyspnea can...
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Triple versus dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction unde
Korean Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry (KAMIR): retrospective study of 4203 ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction pts who had primary percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents Administration of either dual ...
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Low Level Troponin Elevation
Levels of this biomarker support proper management for ACS and non-ACS patients.View Comments (1)Print Articl Facebookreddit Newsvine Del.icio.us Digg Yahoo! BuzzLinkedIn StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Mixx Cardiac troponin has become a...
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Anemia worsens outcome after AMI complicated by heart failure
MedWire News: Low baseline hemoglobin (Hb) and a fall in hemoglobin during follow-up appear to be independently associated with an adverse outcome in post-myocardial infarction (MI) heart failure patients, a large multicenter study has shown...
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Dyspnea After Myocardial Infarction Is Linked With Adverse Outcomes
_ Dyspnea After Myocardial Infarction Is Linked With Adverse Outcomes.
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Genetically Elevated Lipoprotein(a) and Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction
Study of whether genetic data are consistent with a causal association between elevated lipoprotein(a) levels and increased risk of MI Evaluation of 3 studies of white pts from Copenhagen, Denmark Copenhagen City Heart Study (CCHS):...
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TopAbstracts in Angina Pectoris/MI 06/10/2009
TopAbstracts in Angina Pectoris/MI are the abstracts most highly rated/most read by nearly 300,000 physicians who received a Doctor's Guide newsletter or visited a website Powered by Doctor's Guide in the past 14 days.Over 2000 peer...
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Long-term Mortality Benefit Seen with Cell Therapy for AMI
In the longest reported follow-up of a trial assessing the benefits of cell therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), a study in the June 16, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology shows that...
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Aborted Myocardial Infarction: Is it Real in the Troponin Era?
_ Aborted Myocardial Infarction: Is it Real in the Troponin Era?.
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Functional Outcome at School Age of Preterm Infants With Periventricular Hemorrhagic Infarction
_ Functional Outcome at School Age of Preterm Infants With Periventricular Hemorrhagic Infarction.
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