DAIC
MARCH 27, 2025
In 2024, the FDA approved Flyrcado for patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), delivering higher diagnostic efficacy compared to single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) i myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), the predominant procedure used in nuclear cardiology today. 2023 Oct, 82 (16) 15981610.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Excess weight, as measured by BMI, is typically considered a measure of excess body fat. When someone is classified as being of ‘normal’ weight, that typically means they have a BMI of less than 25. The relationship between excess weight, a high BMI and the risk of severe insulin resistance and diabetes is clear 4.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
APRIL 4, 2025
List vital measurements—eg Weight, Height, BMI etc. This is all about understanding whether a 'risk factor,’ e.g. High LDL-C cholesterol, has translated into significant ‘disease,’ e.g. coronary artery disease. In general, the more of the disease, the higher the risk.
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
JANUARY 15, 2024
Female patients showed a lower prevalence rate of pre-existing coronary artery disease (48% vs. 75%, p < 0.001) and cardiomyopathy (17% vs. 34%, p = 0.01) compared with the male patients, while the mean age and prevalence rate of other cardiovascular risk factors were balanced.
Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Body mass index (BMI) is a widely available marker of nutrition status, however studies on BMI and post-ICH outcomes are limited and have conflicting results. Patients were divided into underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese according to World Health Organization BMI criteria. 7.34) and lobar (OR 3.15, 95% CI 1.67-5.94)
Physiologically Speaking
JANUARY 5, 2024
Importantly, all of the participants had recently undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) — a surgical procedure in which a stent is placed in a coronary artery to open up a blockage. All of the participants had stable coronary artery disease and were on lipid-lowering therapies during the study.
Coronary Artery Disease Journal
DECEMBER 2, 2024
AMI patients with BMI 25kg/m2 had a slower rate of increase compared with those with BMI <25kg/m2 (adjusted P=0.008). Lower BMI conferred higher rates of cortisol increase irrespectively of AMI type.
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