Myocardial Infarction

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are on Social Security Disability Insurance have a 23% higher risk for cardiovascular disease compared with those considered employable, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Compared with uninfected controls, patients hospitalized for COVID-19 had elevated risk for death and CV events, according to new data from the UK Biobank.

Fewer than half of veterans, most of whom were not on lipid-lowering therapy before an event, received intensified lipid-lowering therapies after an MI or elective revascularization, researchers reported.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — People with COPD have a greater risk for type 2 myocardial infarction-related admissions and worse in-hospital outcomes, researchers reported at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

In a cohort of patients who underwent high-risk PCI, mechanical circulatory support with a microaxial blood pump was linked to lower odds of death, MI and cardiogenic shock compared with use of an intra-aortic balloon pump.

The risks for major adverse cardiac events and venous thromboembolism in patients with rheumatoid arthritis did not significantly differ between those receiving Janus kinase inhibitors or adalimumab, according to data.

After transcatheter aortic valve replacement, patients with BMI more than 25 kg/m2 had less all-cause mortality, aortic regurgitation and MI compared with those under that threshold, according to a meta-analysis.

Mortality from CAD has fallen dramatically in the U.S. overall during the past 40 years due to rapid progress in prevention and treatment strategies, yet data show younger women have not benefited from this trend.

Polypill with aspirin, atorvastatin and ramipril vs. usual care for secondary prevention in patients with MI.

BOSTON — Quantitative flow ratio-guided decision-making improved outcomes in patients with angina or recent MI vs. a standard angiography-guided strategy, regardless of whether preplanned PCI was performed or not, a speaker reported.