Antidepressants are effective in patients with comorbid depression and medical diseases
1. This umbrella systematic review and meta-analysis found that depression rating scale scores were significantly improved across medical diseases in ...
Tag: Coronary artery disease
Clopidogrel associated with better cardiovascular outcomes compared with aspirin in patients with and without diabetes – A post hoc analysis of the HOST-EXAM trial
1. In this secondary analysis of the HOST-EXAM randomized clinical trial, clopidogrel monotherapy was associated with lower rates of the ...
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 ...
History of adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with image-identified coronary artery disease
1. In this population-based cross-sectional study, among 10 528 Swedish women undergoing coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography, there was a ...
#VisualAbstract: Functional testing nonsuperior to routine care for percutaneous coronary intervention patients
1. In high-risk patients who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), routine functional testing did not improve clinical outcomes compared ...
Fractional flow reserve guidance for percutaneous coronary intervention is similar to intravascular ultrasonography guidance
1. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) guidance for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was non-inferior to intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) guidance. 2. Patient-reported ...
Unmarried status associated with an increased risk of mortality in Asian populations
1. This cohort study found that among 623,140 individuals participating in the Asia Cohort Consortium, being unmarried demonstrated a higher ...
#VisualAbstract: CT associated with lower complication risks than invasive coronary angiography
1. In patients with stable chest pain and intermediate pretest probability of coronary artery disease (CAD), there was no difference ...
Mediterranean diet superior to low-fat diet in secondary prevention of cardiovascular events
1. Fewer composite cardiovascular events were seen in patients on a Mediterranean diet compared to low-fat diet during the 7-year ...
Systematic review of Kawasaki disease shows excellent long-term survival
1. In a systematic review of 74 studies reporting Kawasaki disease (KD) outcomes over years of follow-up, overall mortality estimates ...
