Myocardial Infarction

Beta-blocker target dose and survival in patients with MI.

The benefits of an intensive BP-lowering strategy to less than 120 mm Hg, as assessed in the SPRINT trial, were consistent even with the exclusion of HF-related events, according to data published in Hypertension.

The CDC’s World Trade Center Health Program provides important information for all health care professionals, even those who do not treat anyone directly affected by the 9/11 tragedies, those with direct knowledge of the program said.

A history of myocardial infarction was more frequently reported among young adults who recently used cannabis compared with those who did not use the substance, a cross-sectional study showed.

New and worsening chronic HF were the most common causes of type 2 MI, and 20% of patients with a type 2 MI event were readmitted for HF within 1 year, according to data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Influenza vaccination early after MI or in high-risk CAD was associated with a 28% lower risk for all-cause death, MI or stent thrombosis at 12 months compared with placebo, according to results of the IAMI trial.

One in 6 adults would waive care for myocardial infarction symptoms and 1 in 4 would waive care for appendicitis symptoms to avoid exposure to COVID-19, according to survey results published in JAMA Network Open.

In high-risk patients with a prior MI and cardiac autonomic dysfunction, use of an implantable cardiac monitor increased the detection rate of serious arrhythmic events compared with conventional follow-up.

In patients with prior MI from the REDUCE-IT cohort, icosapent ethyl reduced risk for first and total CV events compared with placebo, according to new data presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

In patients with chronic coronary disease, the beneficial effects of colchicine were consistent regardless of history of ACS and time of treatment following ACS, according to new data from the LoDoCo2 trial.