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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Acute coronary syndrome in young adults from oman: results from the gulf registry of acute coronary events.

Predictive value of mean platelet volume in young patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: a retrospective observational study/ST-yukselmesiz akut koroner sendromlu genc hastalarda ortalama trombosit hacminin ongordurucu degeri: geriye donuk gozlemsel bir calisma

Risk assessment and quality of care of patients with redefined acute myocardial infarction: a Second Evaluation of Methods and Management of Acute Coronary Events study (EMMACE-2) [MD thesis].

Change in serum lipids after acute coronary syndromes: secondary analysis of SPACE ROCKET study data and a comparative literature review

Although algorithms in the treatment of acute coronary events, refractory arrhythmias, and emergencies are sound practice, their appropriateness regarding prescription of statins for primary and secondary prevention takes physicians away from practicing the art of medicine.

Is cholesterol lowering with statins the gold standard for treating patients with cardiovascular risk and disease? (Editorial)

Either way, it clearly emphasizes the need for increased physician awareness and vigilance, in women in particular, after an acute coronary event," he added.

Smoking hits women harder than men in every which way

Given the lower overall risk of the TIMI IIIB population, the ability to identify candidates at high risk of an acute coronary event is important because, typically, patients with unstable angina are not monitored as rigorously as patients who have a confirmed AMI.

Increased concentrations of cardiac troponin I are equivalent to increased cardiac troponin T in identifying chest pain patients at short-term risk of myocardial infarction

The survey involved 4,961 CAD patients at 110 medical centers in 25 countries, of whom 43% were hospitalized for an acute coronary event.

Glucose tolerance test advocated for all CAD patients: in one study, abnormal glucose regulation quadrupled the cardiovascular event rate

More than 3 million patients are hospitalized annually for acute chest pain evaluation, and of those, approximately 70% are found not to have an acute coronary event, at an annual cost exceeding $3 billion.

Research and Markets: an Evidence-Based Approach to Cardiovascular Emergencies - Chest Pain Accounts for Approximately 6 Million Visits to the Emergenccy Department Per Year in the U.S

During the 3 months prior to their first hospitalization for heart failure, only 15% of patients had an acute coronary event.

Intensive atorvastatin cuts hospitalization in heart failure, secondary analysis shows

As a result, CAD needs to be managed on an ongoing basis to avoid a more unstable or life threatening acute coronary event.

St. Jude Medical Begins U.S. Trial Studying ST Segment Monitoring Technology

edu/outcomes/grace), is a prospective, multi-national, observational registry that is collecting data on acute coronary event patients.

LifeTree Expands EDC Partnership with Premier Research for Global Patient Registry

Early initiation of statin therapy provided little benefit after an acute coronary event, based on a retrospective analysis of data taken from a study designed to compare two antiplatelet therapies.

Statins don't cut postevent mortality rate at 1 year. (Symphony Trials)

PHILADELPHIA, April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New results from a major cardiovascular study showed that when measured approximately 30 days after an acute coronary event such as chest pain or heart attack, elevated levels of Lp-PLA2 (lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2) activity are an independent risk marker for death or recurrent cardiovascular (CV) events.

Inflammatory-Enzyme Shown to Predict Risk of Cardiovascular Events After Acute Coronary Syndromes