DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

3 Patients with ASCVD are at a higher risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) including heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and cardiovascular (CV) death.4 milligrams per liter (mg/L) are linked to increased risk of heart attacks or risk of a repeat heart attack.23 4 In the U.S.

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CardiacWire

APRIL 24, 2024

The authors believe that the current MI diagnosis criteria (symptoms of coronary ischemia + abnormal troponin levels) isn’t sufficient, and the liberal use of troponin testing (particularly in the US) has compounded this problem. myocarditis) for one-fifth of the participants. So what’s causing this trend towards MI overdiagnosis?

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Dr. Anish Koka

MAY 16, 2023

There may be no better study to symbolize the dysfunction that has invaded cardiology than the VIRGO trial, a study examining the outcomes of young patients (18-55) presenting to the hospital with a heart attack. More cardiac injury means more dead heart muscle, and a larger scar. This happens. But its rare! for MINOCA patients.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 9, 2024

He reported a history of “Wolf-Parkinson-White” and “heart attack” but said neither had been treated. Frick -- one wonders about the diagnosis of unstable angina in a patient with significantly elevated biomarkers which would certainly have been rising on repeat measurement.) And is there new left bundle branch block (LBBB)?

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