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Analysis finds biomarkers that improve prediction accuracy of cardiovascular disease risk in people with type 2 diabetes

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

An international academic consortium has identified 13 biomarkers that significantly improve the ability to accurately predict cardiovascular disease risk in people with type 2 diabetes.

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Bayer to Present New Investigational Heart Failure Data, Continued Portfolio Research in Chronic Kidney Disease at ACC.25

DAIC

25 include Efficacy and safety of finerenone across the spectrum of kidney risk in heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction during the session;"Innovations and Insights in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Emerging Therapies, Biomarkers and Mechanistic Studies."

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ACE Inhibitor Not Protective Against Heart Damage from Chemotherapy

DAIC

The PROACT study reported no impact on cardiotoxicity biomarkers or secondary endpoints related to heart function among patients who took high doses of enalapril, an ACE inhibitor, along with high doses of anthracyclines.

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Bayer to Present New Investigational Heart Failure Data, Continued Portfolio Research

DAIC

25 include Efficacy and safety of finerenone across the spectrum of kidney risk in heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction during the session;"Innovations and Insights in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Emerging Therapies, Biomarkers and Mechanistic Studies."

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Safety and Efficacy of Ticagrelor Monotherapy in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: an Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis of TWILIGHT and TICO Randomized Trials

Circulation

The primary outcome was Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) type 3 or 5 bleeding occurring between 3 and 12 months after index PCI. of patients were female and 55% presented with biomarker positive ACS. Patients sustaining a major ischemic or bleeding event in the first 3 months after PCI were excluded from analysis.

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COVID-19 myocarditis illusions

Dr. Anish Koka

The article and authors were more suited as writers for Oprah and Dr. Phil than a well respected academic journal. The epidemic of COVID myocarditis was a creation of really bad academic imaging researchers and epidemiologists who went on Electronic Medical Record diagnosis code data mining expeditions.

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Occlusion myocardial infarction is a clinical diagnosis

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The ESC states that patients with suspected ACS should go to the cath lab in <2 hours "regardless of ECG or biomarker evidence of MI!!" Academic Emergency Medicine 27(S1): S220; May 2020. Smith : As Willy states, ACS with persistent symptoms is a guideline recommended indication for <2 hour angio (both ACC/AHA and ESC). Abstract 556.