Myocardial Infarction

Women are more likely to have an in-hospital vs. out-of-hospital STEMI, with women experiencing an average 10‐minute delay from symptom onset to reperfusion compared with men, according to an analysis of registry data.

Despite similar procedural success, percutaneous mitral valve repair for post-MI mitral regurgitation was associated with lower in-hospital and 1-year mortality vs. surgical mitral valve repair or replacement, researchers reported.

Poor sleep health was associated with increased risk for experiencing CVD, according to data published in Scientific Reports.

The inaugural chest pain guideline, from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association, redefines how physicians discuss chest pain with patients and provides a detailed clinical decision pathway for diagnosis and management.

One-year survivors of MI experienced decreased risk for developing Parkinson’s disease and secondary Parkinsonism compared with the general population, researchers reported.

The risk for myocardial infarction has increased in recent years among people with HIV in the United States, data presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections suggest.

Patients with acute MI being treated with comfort measures only by discharge were found to have attained that status after in-hospital complications, often after aggressive initial management, according to a retrospective cohort study.

The rate of hospitalization for hypertensive crisis increased in recent years, but the odds of death during hospitalization decreased and was similar for men and women, researchers reported.

The initial 90‐day window after ACS represents a vulnerable period for recurrent events, possibly attributable to atherothrombosis mechanisms not currently addressed with optimal therapy, researchers reported.

Allogeneic mesenchymal precursor cells to treat persistent HF with reduced ejection fraction.