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Vessel-Level Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Activity Predicts Myocardial Infarction Risk

Cardiology Update

Coronary artery disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Recent research has illuminated the role of total coronary atherosclerotic plaque activity across the entire coronary arterial tree in predicting patient-level clinical outcomes. 4.39; P = 0.002) myocardial infarctions.

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Interleukin-1 Blockade in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Across the Spectrum of Coronary Artery Disease Complexity

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and complex coronary artery disease (CAD) face a poor prognosis, including increased heart failure (HF) risk.

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Revascularization Strategies in Stable Coronary Artery Disease: ISCHEMIA Trial Insights

Cardiology Update

In the ISCHEMIA (International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness with Medical and Invasive Approaches) trial, researchers examined the risk of ischemic events in patients with stable coronary artery disease. years, with 57.1% occurring within 30 days after CABG. Original article: Redfors B et al.

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Abstract 4132742: Fractional flow reserve guided complete revascularization versus Culprit-only percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel coronary artery disease. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Circulation

A random-effects model was used for outcomes with high heterogeneity.Results:We included 4 RCTs with 3173 patients comparing FFR-guided CR with culprit-only PCI in patients with STEMI and multivessel coronary artery diseases. The pooled results of the 4 RCTs showed that MACE (RR=0.66; 95% CI [0.45, 0.99]; p=0.01; 16.8%

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Long-term prognostic value of contemporary stress echocardiography in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

Heart BMJ

Objective To evaluate the association between results of stress echocardiography and patients’ outcomes with suspected coronary artery disease using randomised controlled trials. A common-effect model was used to derive pooled estimates. A common-effect model was used to derive pooled estimates.

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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

Objective To explore trends in prognosis and use of glucose-lowering drugs (GLD) in patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease (CAD). Information on GLD (dispended 6 months before or after coronary angiography) was collected from the Swedish Prescribed Drug Registry. vs. 6.8%), myocardial infarction (7.7%

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POST-PCI Surveillance Strategies for Multivessel or Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

Cardiology Update

The optimal surveillance strategy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for high-risk patients with multivessel or left main coronary artery disease (CAD) remains uncertain. The primary outcome was a composite of death from any cause, myocardial infarction, or hospitalization for unstable angina at 2 years.