Thromboembolic Disorder Treatments
Anticoagulants, antiplatelets, and thrombolytics for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of venous and arterial thrombosis.
Acute Coronary Syndrome
CPAP May Not Prevent Major Cardiovascular Events in OSA and ACS
In patients with acute coronary syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea, treatment with continuous positive airway pressure may not prevent the recurrence of major cardiovascular events.
Women May Have Lower Risk for MACE After Non-ST-Segment Elevation ACS Compared With Men
Women were found to be at a lower risk for major adverse cardiovascular events after non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes compared with men.
New Cardiogenic Shock Staging System Identifies Mortality Risk
The new Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention cardiogenic shock classification scheme provides risk stratification for hospital mortality.
Addition of Evolocumab to Statin Therapy May Reduce LDL-C in Patients With ACS
In patients with acute coronary syndrome, the early in-hospital addition of evolocumab to high-dose statin therapy was found to be safe, well tolerated, and efficacious in reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.
Complete Revascularization Beneficial in STEMI and Multivessel Disease
Among patients with STEMI and multivessel disease, the benefit of complete revascularization over culprit-lesion only PCI was consistent irrespective of the investigator-determined timing of nonculprit lesion intervention.
Epidemiology and Treatment of Opioid-Related Cardiac Arrest
Opioid overdose victims who suffer cardiac arrest are distinctly different from other cardiac arrest patients, yet they may be more likely than others to survive long enough to be admitted to a hospital.
Comparable Outcomes for Patients Admitted to PCI Center During On- vs Off-Hours
Patients within a well-organized, high-volume, urban ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction network were found to have comparable management and 1-year outcomes when admitted in a primary percutaneous coronary intervention center during on-hours or off-hours.
Improved In-Hospital Mortality for Patients With Known OSA Admitted for MI
Patients admitted to the hospital for myocardial infarction with a known diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea were found to have improved in-hospital mortality.
No Prophylactic Antidepressant Effect With Melatonin After ACS
The efficacy of melatonin, which has shown a prophylactic antidepressant effect in breast cancer, was explored given the prevalence of depressive symptoms after ACS.
