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Risk of myocardial infarction and stroke following bloodstream infection: a population-based self-controlled case series

Open Heart

We aimed to determine the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke after BSI. We included adults with community-acquired BSI between 2010 and 2020. MI and stroke were determined from International Classification of Disease Version 10 coded admissions.

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Trends in prognosis and use of SGLT2i and GLP-1 RA in patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Research design and methods All patients with diabetes and CAD undergoing a coronary angiography between 2010 and 2021 according to the Swedish Angiography and Angioplasty Registry were included. Results Among all patients (n = 38,671), 31% had stable CAD, and 69% suffered an acute myocardial infarction.

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Atrial Fibrillation’s Downstream Consequences

CardiacWire

in 2000-2010 to 30.9% Post-AFib myocardial infarction was the third most common at 12%, with MI rates falling from 13.7% The researchers analyzed 2000-2022 data from 3.5M Danish people who didn’t have AFib at baseline (45-95yrs, 48yr avg, 51.7% overall, increasing from 24.2% in 2011-2022. during the two periods.

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Mortality rate of percutaneous coronary interventions in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients under the public health insurance schemes of Thailand

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundIn Thailand, access to specific pharmaceuticals and medical devices for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients is restricted within certain healthcare systems, leading to inequalities in the quality of medical care among different healthcare systems.

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Chest pain: Are these really "Nonspecific ST-T wave abnormalities", as the cardiologist interpretation states?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

ST depression in lead AVL differentiates inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction from pericarditis. Ischemic ST-segment depression maximal in V1-4 (versus V5-6) of any amplitude is specific for occlusion myocardial infarction (versus nonocclusive ischemia). Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2010 7. Meyers et al.

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Association of Neighborhood-Level Marginalization With Health Care Use and Clinical Outcomes Following Hospital Discharge in Patients Who Underwent Coronary Catheterization for Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Single-Payer Health Care System

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

BACKGROUND:Canadian data suggest that patients of lower socioeconomic status with acute myocardial infarction receive less beneficial therapy and have worse clinical outcomes, raising questions regarding care disparities even in universal health care systems. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print.

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Carotid Intima‐Media Thickness, Carotid Distensibility, and Incident Heart Failure in Older Men: The British Regional Heart Study

Journal of the American Heart Association

Between 2010 and 2012, participants completed a questionnaire, underwent a physical examination, and provided a fasting blood sample. CIMT but not carotid distensibility was associated with incident myocardial infarction. A total of 1631 men aged 71 to 92 years, without a diagnosis of HF at baseline, were included.