Heart Attack

The prevalence of diabetes in the U.S. did not significantly change from 2013 to 2023, but the percentage of adults with diabetes achieving glycemic control fell after 2020, according to a research letter published in JAMA.

Patients with nonobstructive coronary artery disease often wait years for a diagnosis and experience marked decline in quality of life, according to a speaker at the World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease.

CHICAGO — Survivors of an acute MI reported fear of a recurrence up to 8 months later, along with high levels of perceived stress that were distinct from depression and anxiety symptoms, researchers reported.

CHICAGO — In patients with acute MI who underwent PCI, spironolactone did not improve the primary composite outcomes but was linked to reduced risk for new or worsening HF, according to new data from the CLEAR SYNERGY (OASIS-9) trial.

A cancer diagnosis may lead to higher risk for psychological or cardiovascular illnesses among a patient’s family members, according to retrospective study results.

Recommending tap water consumption could help address health and environmental concerns related to bottled water, according to a commentary published in BMJ Global Health.

Hospitalizations for heart attack increased after cold spells in Sweden, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

Hospital admissions for heart attack increased after exposure to lower air temperature and cold spells, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

A bedside cardiac troponin test could reduce the time patients with ACS spend in the ED by nearly 45 minutes, with the availability of a doctor to assess the situation and move them to the cardiac ward, a speaker reported.

The incidence of heart attack and stroke is lower among people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 compared with before vaccination and people who have not received a vaccine, according to a study.