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Prognostic implications of stress test-induced arrhythmias: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Open Heart

Methods Relevant studies examining arrhythmia in both exercise and pharmacological stress testing were searched for in PubMed, Embase and Cochrane databases from inception to 14 June 2023. However, it is linked to subsequent diagnosis of AF, coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction.

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American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

DAIC

24 will focus on the following three current guideline updates: American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines 2023 Atrial Fibrillation Guideline - Pharmacology II: Strokes vs. Bleeds, What Do the Guidelines Tell Us About Practical Management in A-fib? The Guidelines Sessions at ACC.24

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Chest pain, a ‘normal’ ECG, a 'normal trop', and low HEART and EDACS scores: Discharge home? Stress test? Many errors here.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

ST-elevation myocardial infarction after pharmacologic persantine stress test in a patient with Wellens’ syndrome. Single High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I to Rule Out Acute Myocardial Infarction. Lancet 2015 6. Patel J, Alattar F, Koneru J, et al. Case Rep Emerg Med 2014 7. Gulati M, Levy P, Mukherjee D, et al.

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7 Things You Can Do To Reduce Your Risk Even If You Already Have Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

It is a structured education and exercise program that helps people understand what has just happened to them and helps them get all the lifestyle and medical pieces together to reduce the future risk of a major heart event. Regular exercise and hitting LDL-C targets of <1.4 Share Reverse Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Heart Assoc.

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Association of Depression and Poor Mental Health With Cardiometabolic Disease in Women 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Major findings from the INTERHEART study reveal that stress is more common among cases of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) compared to controls. Results revealed that women are twice as likely to exhibit myocardial ischemia in response to mental stress compared to traditional stressors like exercise or pharmacologic stress.

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Expert Perspective: The Obesity Paradox with Salvatore Carbone, PhD

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

What levels of exercise intensity or duration are beneficial? Compared to the 2008 guidelines, where only exercises or activities that last at least 10 minutes could count towards the 150 minute/week goal, in the 2018 guidelines, any kind of moderate to vigorous physical activity can count toward the weekly goal, regardless of duration.

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Effects of exercise training on left ventricular systolic and diastolic function after myocardial infarction: systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

ObjectivesExercise training is a rehabilitative approach to improve cardiac function in patients with myocardial infarction. However, evidence on the effectiveness of exercise training in these patients remains limited.