Myocardial Infarction

Preeclampsia significantly increases future risk for CVD; however, many women with preeclampsia fail to attend postpartum follow-up visits and, therefore, do not receive proper preventive care.

Adults with diabetes who are forced to switch to a high-deductible health insurance plan have higher risk for diabetes-related complications than those who remain on a regular health plan, according to study data.

People who did not adhere to a long-term aspirin regimen after an MI had a higher risk for recurrent MI, stroke or death, although the risk appeared less pronounced among older adults and women, according to study results.

Esperion Therapeutics announced the FDA approved broad label expansion for bempedoic acid and bempedoic acid/ezetimibe for CV risk reduction and LDL lowering in both primary and secondary prevention populations.

Childhood amblyopia, or “lazy eye,” was associated with increased likelihood of cardiometabolic risk factors in adulthood and a potential for increased risk for heart attack and death, researchers reported.

Hemorrhagic MI is associated with poor outcomes after PCI for STEMI and can be diagnosed via troponin kinetics, not necessarily requiring cardiac MRI, researchers reported at Cardiovascular Research Technologies.

With the beginning of daylight savings time impending, the American Heart Association issued recommendations for healthful behaviors to avoid any adverse cardiovascular effects from the time change.

In a Healio video exclusive, Edward V. Loftus Jr., MD, discusses data he presented at the GUILD Conference, which show patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at increased risk for cardiovascular events, likely driven by inflammation.

Among patients with asymptomatic carotid artery disease who had carotid endarterectomy, those whose atheromas contained microplastics and/or nanoplastics had worse outcomes than those whose atheromas did not, researchers reported.

A 70-year-old man presents to the office reporting that his wife made him come in to get evaluated for “horrible snoring.”