Myocardial Infarction

Subclinical, obstructive coronary atherosclerosis was linked to a more than 8-fold elevated risk for myocardial infarction in asymptomatic adults aged 40 years or older, according to researchers.

Despite recent improvements, sex disparities in diagnostic evaluation and revascularization procedures still exist for patients with STEMI and non-STEMI, according to data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

In patients at intermediate or high CV risk, compared with minimal intervention, the Mediterranean and low-fat dietary programs were associated with reduced risk for death and nonfatal MI, researchers reported in The BMJ.

NEW ORLEANS — An analysis of CDC data shows a closing of the gap in race disparities related to acute MI death during the past 20 years, as well as a decline in acute MI deaths in the U.S. overall, researchers reported.

NEW ORLEANS — Insomnia was associated with increased risk for MI, especially among older adults and women, according to a meta-analysis presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

NEW ORLEANS — In the CLEAR Outcomes trial, bempedoic acid reduced risk for major CV events by 13% compared with placebo, including a 23% lower risk for MI, among adults with a history of CVD or at high risk deemed statin intolerant.

Among young and middle-aged survivors of MI, peripheral microvascular dysfunction with mental stress is associated with major adverse CV events among women but not among men, researchers reported.

Working-age adults with a first-time MI who were not in the workforce had higher rates of all-cause mortality and recurrent MI than individuals who were in the workforce, researchers reported.

Adults with type 2 diabetes who use proton pump inhibitors have a higher risk for coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure and all-cause mortality than nonusers, according to data from the UK Biobank.

The odds of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke are greater among women with vs. without preeclampsia for more than 20 years after pregnancy, according to findings published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.