Better outpatient medication adherence reduces the likelihood of readmission after a recent myocardial infarction. Retrospective, nested case-control analysis of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries ...

Although genetic factors are thought to influence the onset of myocardial infarction (MI), it is unclear whether genetic markers would be useful for identifying individuals at risk of early-onset MI.

The safety and efficacy of a rapid algorithm to rule-out and rule-in myocardial infarction has been confirmed in a new study. The safety and efficacy of a rapid algorithm to rule-out and rule-in ...

In a recent study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, researchers assessed myocardial infarction (MI) risk after zoster infection. MI has been described as a severe cardiovascular ...

Dr. Patrick Malecha (Medicine): A 69-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction, ischemic cardiomyopathy, and an implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) was evaluated because of dyspnea ...

Persons 75 years of age or older constitute 6.1% of the US population but account for 36% of acute myocardial infarctions (MI) and 60% of deaths. Unfortunately, despite the fact that patients over age ...

Adults younger than 45 years who reported recently using cannabis were 2 times more likely to have had a heart attack (myocardial infarction), and this link was stronger in frequent users, according ...

Why has a 64-year-old man become increasingly short of breath over the past 2 weeks? That's what Sandra K. Rabat, DO, of A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Mesa, Arizona, and ...

Beyond the Guidelines: What Is the Optimal Duration of DAPT After Metallic DES Implantation, and Is It Device Specific? Receive the the latest news, research, and presentations from major meetings ...

"Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death in women, killing seven times more than breast cancer, notes Manzo-Silberman. The hospital death rate is significantly higher in women and, despite ...