2 Minute Medicine Rewind December 29th, 2025
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk and Mental Health Conditions Among Older Canadian Adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging 1. ...
Tag: acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
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 ...
Immediate revascularization reduces myocardial infarction rates compared to staged revascularization in multivessel coronary disease
1. The immediate revascularization group met the noninferiority criteria for the primary composite outcome, but superiority at the 1-year follow-up ...
Routine invasive strategy not associated with improved outcomes in older adults with frailty and non-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction
1. In this randomized clinical trial, among 167 older adults with frailty and non-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), ...
Unclear utility of the European Society of Cardiology 0/1h troponin algorithm in diagnosing acute coronary syndrome in patients with known coronary artery disease
1. The negative predictive value for the ESC 0/1h troponin algorithm was lower in patients with known coronary artery disease ...
ST-elevation myocardial infarctions in the absence of standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors may have worse outcomes
1. Patients without standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (SMuRFs) had a significantly higher all-cause mortality at 30 days after first ...
Non-obstructive lesions with high lipid content may increase risk for future adverse cardiac outcomes
1. Combined use of intracoronary near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and intravascular ultrasound were effective at detecting untreated intracoronary lesions at high ...
Machine learning-based PRAISE score may aid in the prediction of adverse events following an acute coronary syndrome
1. The PRAISE score showed accurate discriminative capabilities for the prediction of all-cause death, acute myocardial infarction, and major bleeding ...
Quick Take: Effect of Simvastatin-Ezetimibe Compared With Simvastatin Monotherapy After Acute Coronary Syndrome Among Patients 75 Years or Older
The risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is highest in elderly patients. Although ...
