Chest pain traits didn’t identify MI in women

The telltale traits of acute myocardial infarction–associated chest pain may differ in women and men, but they aren’t diagnostically telling enough to determine which women with chest pain are having...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

Improved outcomes with CoreValve in extreme-risk patients

SAN FRANCISCO – Transcatheter aortic valve replacement with the self-expanding CoreValve in patients at extreme surgical risk significantly reduced the rate of death or major stroke at 1 year, from...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

Atrial fib linked to incident myocardial infarction

Atrial fibrillation is strongly associated with incident myocardial infarction, independently of coronary risk factors and potential confounders, according to an analysis of data from the REGARDS...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

Prehospital bivalirudin reduced bleeding with PCI

SAN FRANCISCO – Giving bivalirudin in the ambulance to patients with ST-segment elevation MI before primary percutaneous coronary intervention significantly improved 30-day bleeding outcomes in a...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

Transradial PCI in women appears safe, feasible

SAN FRANCISCO – Rates of bleeding or vascular complications in women undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention were 59% lower using radial access, compared with femoral access, a difference that...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

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