Patients with gastric cancer may be at higher risk of cardiovascular death
1. In this cohort of patients with gastric cancer, there was a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular death compared with...
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The addition of interacting antiarrhythmics to direct oral anticoagulants in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation may not increase ischemic stroke risk compared to non-interacting antiarrhythmics
1. In non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients taking direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), adding amiodarone, diltiazem, dronedarone, or verapamil does not...
Use of ticagrelor may provide improved myocardial protection compared to clopidogrel in pharmaco-invasive ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
1. Ticagrelor led to a smaller 30-day cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR)-defined infarct size than clopidogrel in pharmaco-invasive STEMI Evidence Rating...
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Paclitaxel-coated devices do not reduce rates of major amputations in chronic limb-threatening ischemia
1. All-cause mortality and reduction in major amputations were similar between groups. 2. The rate of target vessel reintervention was...
Intensive systolic blood pressure management may reduce hypertension-mediated retinal microvascular damage in patients with high cardiovascular risk
1. Intensive systolic blood pressure (SBP) management reduces hypertension-mediated retinal microvascular damage in populations with high cardiovascular risk Evidence Rating...
Clopidogrel monotherapy is superior to aspirin for secondary prevention in coronary artery disease
1. Major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events were significantly reduced with clopidogrel compared to aspirin alone. 2. There was no...
Influenza vaccination improves survival and reduces readmissions in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure
1. All-cause mortality and hospital readmissions were significantly decreased with influenza vaccination compared to usual care. 2. Significantly fewer adverse...
Longer bouts of exercise may be associated with decreased mortality and cardiovascular disease
1. In this prospective cohort study, cumulative all-cause mortality and risk for cardiovascular disease were lower among adults who accumulated...
Ticagrelor may not be superior to twice-daily clopidogrel in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction following percutaneous coronary intervention
1. At one month, ticagrelor was not superior to twice-daily clopidogrel in reducing major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in adult...
Multidomain rehabilitation after myocardial infarction improves outcomes in older adults
1. In this randomized controlled trial, a multidomain rehabilitation program significantly reduced cardiovascular death and unplanned cardiac hospitalizations in older...
