Effectiveness and Safety of Apixaban Versus Warfarin in Obese Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Enrolled in Medicare and Veteran Affairs

Feb 19, 2022 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Effectiveness and Safety of Apixaban Versus Warfarin in Obese Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Enrolled in Medicare and Veteran Affairs

Real-world studies have evaluated the use of anticoagulants in obese patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), but they have been limited by sample size or the use of diagnosis codes…

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Relation of Pain-to-Balloon Time and Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Feb 19, 2022 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Relation of Pain-to-Balloon Time and Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Highlights • In STEMI, the time from symptoms to interventional treatment is defined as pain-to-balloon time • Rising pain-to-balloon times are associated with increased 1-year mortality • The major delay…

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Frequency, Etiology, and Impact of Unplanned Repeat Coronary Angiography After ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Feb 19, 2022 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Frequency, Etiology, and Impact of Unplanned Repeat Coronary Angiography After ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Unplanned repeat coronary angiography (CAG) after balloon angioplasty for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) was common before the advent of coronary stenting. Limited data are available regarding the role of unplanned…

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Meta-Analysis Evaluating High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Kinetics after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Relation to the Current Definitions of Myocardial Infarction

Feb 19, 2022 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Meta-Analysis Evaluating High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Kinetics after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Relation to the Current Definitions of Myocardial Infarction

Various definitions of myocardial infarction type 5 after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) have been proposed (myocardial infarction [MI-5], also known as peri-procedural MI), using different biomarkers and different and…

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Relation of Early Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia to Long-Term Mortality in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Feb 19, 2022 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Relation of Early Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia to Long-Term Mortality in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Early ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) are associated with increased in-hospital mortality but do not influence the long-term prognosis in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Recent data advocate a…

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Resource Utilization Following Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography and Stress Echocardiography in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Chest Pain

Feb 19, 2022 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Resource Utilization Following Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography and Stress Echocardiography in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Chest Pain

This study aimed to assess long-term resource utilization and outcomes in patients with acute chest pain who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and stress echocardiography (SE). This was a…

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