Myocardial Infarction

Platelet inhibition strategies in people with MI undergoing PCI.

Social isolation and loneliness are associated with a 29% increased risk for myocardial infarction and/or cardiovascular death and a 32% increased risk for stroke and stroke death, according to the American Heart Association.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A speaker at the American Society for Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD Prevention called on clinicians to have greater consideration for the effects of psychosocial factors on CVD and related outcomes.

Although moderate alcohol consumption may benefit older adults, including reduced risk for ischemic heart disease, stroke and diabetes, young adults saw no benefit and instead accrued “significant health risks” from consuming alcohol.

Social isolation and loneliness are common and underrecognized determinants of CV and brain health, and more research is needed to understand causal pathways and interventions, according to a new scientific statement.

Patients with gout are more likely to experience a cardiovascular event following a flare, according to data published in JAMA.

Prediction models for rheumatoid arthritis outcomes, including infection and stroke, demonstrated strong performance and may be viable as a study tool for clinical use, according to data published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.

Prehospital deaths are a larger contributor to MI mortality, and how it varies within and across high-income countries, than hospital case fatality, highlighting a need for more early intervention efforts, data show.

Early physician follow-up with a comprehensive transitional care strategy and effective chronic disease management after discharge was associated with reduced 90-day readmissions among patients with COPD and other complex conditions.

Causes of MI such as hypoxemia and anemia, also tied to oxygen supply-demand imbalance, may confer greater 1-year all-cause mortality risk in patients with type 2 MI vs. type 1 MI, researchers reported.