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Post-event follow-up costs in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in Spain

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Patients with a new or recurrent episode of ASCVD (angina, acute myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack, stroke, or peripheral arterial disease) between 1-Jan-2017 and 31-Dec-2018 were included.

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

DAIC

11 Despite the link between inflammation and cardiovascular disease has been proven by extensive research, most physicians have focused on treating high-risk patients with lipid lowering therapies including statin therapy.1,12,13 milligrams per liter (mg/L) are linked to increased risk of heart attacks or risk of a repeat heart attack.23

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Rise of the Lysenkoist Cardiologists

Dr. Anish Koka

Not surprisingly, a dataset of coronary angiograms and chest pain syndromes showed that the more classic the chest pain syndrome was, the higher the likelihood that angiographic coronary disease was present. Atypical angina is classified as having any two of the three symptoms, and non-anginal pain any one of the three symptoms.