Unstable Angina

Women with ACS were more likely to present with nausea or vomiting, pain between the shoulder blades and shortness of breath compared with men, according to a systematic review published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

In a new analysis from the ISCHEMIA trial of patients with stable ischemic heart disease, those with intermediate left main disease had worse prognosis than those with little or no left main stenosis, but an invasive strategy improved their angina-related quality of life.

A prespecified analysis of the REDUCE-IT trial highlighted a reduction in first and total revascularization events with icosapent ethyl in patients with elevated triglycerides at high CV risk despite statin therapy.

New analyses of the ISCHEMIA trials of patients with stable ischemic heart disease presented at the virtual American College of Cardiology Scientific Session showed that results from the main trial were consistent across all anatomic and ischemia subgroups, but an invasive strategy raised death and stroke risk in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease.

Women veterans with PTSD had a significantly elevated risk for ischemic heart disease after adjusting for factors such as age, psychiatric disorders, ischemic heart disease risk factors, and alcohol and illicit drug dependence, according to data presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Adding quantitative analysis from automated myocardial perfusion imaging to visual reading improved risk stratification for prediction of major adverse cardiac events, according to new data from the REFINE SPECT registry.

Varenicline did not appear associated with increased risk for cardiovascular or neuropsychiatric hospitalization compared with nicotine replacement therapies, according to a retrospective new-user cohort study published in Addiction.

Among patients who underwent PCI or CABG between 2003 and 2016, risk-adjusted mortality decreased in the CABG population but not in the PCI population over time, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

CV outcomes in high-risk patients with diabetes receiving statin therapy were strongly associated with baseline HbA1c levels, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Patients with positive ECG results and normal stress echocardiography had a slightly increased risk for adverse cardiac events, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.