major coronary event

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major coronary event

The occurrence of sudden cardiac death or a confirmed fatal or nonfatal myocardial infarction, diagnosed by EKG and/or cardiac enzyme changes.
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As ACS patients are likely to be more heterogeneous and inflammatory cytokines are also upregulated during acute coronary events, especially AMI, the findings of the association between serum cytokines and the severity of CAD maybe influenced.
Serum Cytokine Profile in Relation to the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease
The results based on quartiles (Table 2) shows that for several of the outcomes (e.g., acute coronary event and major adverse cardiac event) HRs > 1 were found also in quartiles 2 and 3, whereas for stroke the increased risk was limited to the highest quartile.
Blood cadmium levels and incident cardiovascular events during follow-up in a population-based cohort of Swedish adults: the Malmo Diet and Cancer Study
The prospective study " Catastrophic health expenditure after acute coronary events in Asia" states that Indians and Chinese have to undergo maximum ' out of pocket' costs and suffer maximum catastrophic health spend when hospitalised after heart attack ( Acute Coronary Syndromes), or ACS, in Asia.
WHO links heart attacks to poverty
The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE score) [6] was also applied to evaluate the characteristics of the acute coronary event (20).
Effect of a comprehensive ambulatory care model on outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome in Colombia/ Efecto de un modelo integral de atencion ambulatoria sobre los resultados en pacientes con sindrome coronario agudo en Colombia
In the present study, we found decreased plasma adiponectin concentrations in the patients with diabetes which was further lower in patients with an acute coronary event indicating that it may be a predictor of macroangiopathy.
Association between plasma adiponectin and risk of myocardial infarction in Asian Indian patient with diabetes
Reyes' motion said the Taguig-Pateros hospital is not equipped with the facilities for such an acute coronary event.
Gigi Reyes asks court for longer stay in Philippine Heart Center
[86], aims to determine the predictive value of the "Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events" (GRACE), a clinical scale designed for the estimation of mortality risk or HF risk in patients with SCA, with the inclusion of CRP serum concentrations in the model.
C-reactive protein: clinical and epidemiological perspectives
For the purpose of National Acute Coronary Events (NACE) registry for capturing ACE in Indian hospitals, ACS will be defined as either unstable or intermediate coronary syndrome and/or acute myocardial infarction.
A web based module for capturing acute coronary events in Indian hospitals
The notion that the elderly may not tolerate or respond to treatments after a heart attack or other acute coronary event is untrue, according to researchers at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute.
Heart treatments benefit those 90 and older as much as "younger" elderly
ATLANTA -- Psychiatrists treating depression associated with an acute coronary event should look to severity of a depressive episode, recurrence of major depression, and the onset of depression prior to hospitalization as predictors of drug benefit.
Depression onset, recurrence predict medication response after acute coronary event
The authors have suggested that with these findings cutoff values can be determined to diagnose acute coronary event, decide about interventional procedures and even to stop medication on reversal of levels of circulating adhesion molecules14.
SERUM INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE AS A DIAGNOSTIC BIOMARKER OF CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS
* Type 2 variant: apply the acute coronary event protocol and administer corticosteroids, antihistamines, vasodilators (e.g.
Kounis syndrome

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