Non-St-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Individuals with diabetes who were hospitalized for non-ST elevation myocardial infarction had significantly higher risk for long-term mortality compared with individuals without diabetes, according to new research.

For older adults with non-STEMI, routine coronary intervention was safe but did not lower risk for death from CV causes or nonfatal MI compared with medical therapy alone, according to new data from the SENIOR-RITA trial.

Although the rate of heart attacks in the United States has declined by 50% in the last 20 years, patients from low-income households had significantly higher odds of mortality than patients from high-income households.

Adults with non-STEMI who went directly to a Netherlands intervention center had shorter hospital stays, less time to revascularization and lower costs compared with those who initially presented at a general center, researchers reported.

In adults with non-STEMI, those presenting with shortness of breath or fatigue were more likely to die or be readmitted for CV complications at 1 year compared with those presenting with chest pain, researchers reported.

Outcomes of early (within 24 hours) vs. late (more than 24 hours) presentation to the hospital in patients with non-STEMI.

CVD is the leading cause of death in women globally, but women are less likely to receive CV procedures than men, and not enough is known about sex differences for those procedures, a panel concluded.

Delayed presentation of 24 hours or more after non-STEMI symptom onset was associated with greater risk for all-cause death, recurrent MI and HF hospitalization compared with earlier presentation, researchers reported.

Risk factors for patients with acute MI have changed modestly as treatment has improved, with mortality rates significantly declining for patients with non-STEMI and remaining stable for patients with STEMI.

Diastolic heart failure did not change the mortality risk for U.S. adults hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis in 2016 and 2017, according to a study published in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews.