Sentences with phrase «coronary events in»

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The Xarelto partnership is seeking additional approved uses, with trials underway in patients with acute coronary syndrome, and for reduction of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with heart failure or peripheral artery disease.

That analysis of published large randomized trials calculated that each 77 - point drop in LDL cholesterol (a 2 millimole per liter drop) reduced the risk of a major cardiovascular event — heart attack, stroke or the need for a coronary - clearing procedure — by 45 percent.

Your doctor may advise you to take a statin if your cholesterol is slightly elevated, but he or she probably will not tell you that out of 35 people taking the drug for four years, only one person will actually benefit from it in terms of avoiding a coronary event or another bad outcome.

If this occurs in one of your large coronary arteries, it's a catastrophic event,» said Gary K. Owens, PhD, of UVA's Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center.

During the nearly month - long follow - up period, there were no differences between the two groups in the percentages of patients that had a stent placed to open an artery, underwent coronary artery bypass surgery, returned to the emergency room or experienced a major cardiac event, such as heart attack.

An analysis of diagnostic test results from the Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain (PROMISE) trial — in which patients with stable chest pain were randomized to either anatomic or functional testing as an initial diagnostic strategy — showed that the presence and extent of coronary artery disease detected by CT angiography better predicted the risk for future cardiac events than did measures of exercise tolerance or restricted blood flow to the heart muscle.

«We do show that obstructive coronary artery disease and myocardial ischemia remain the strongest predictors of future cardiovascular events, but for the first time, in a randomized comparison we demonstrate the ability of CT angiography (CTA) to identify a large group of at - risk patients who would have been missed by functional stress testing,» says Hoffmann, who is director of the MGH Cardiac MR PET CT Program.

«Type 2 diabetes accompanied by an acute coronary syndrome needs much more attention, especially in order to prevent yet another major cardiac event,» says Principal Investigator Dr. William B. White, a professor in the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center at UConn Health.

Study participants» control of individual and composite factors was also examined in relation to the occurrence of new cardiovascular events (including heart attacks, coronary deaths, strokes, heart failure, percutaneous interventions and bypass surgeries) over an average follow - up of 11 years.

Doubling certain types of cardiovascular fat can lead to a more than 50 percent increase in coronary events.

The addition of mitral valve (MV) repair (a valve of the heart) to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a type of open - heart surgery, did not result in significant benefit to the patient and was associated with increased risk of neurological events.

Across all three prospective studies, a higher genetic risk score significantly increased the incidence of coronary events — as much as 90 percent in those at highest risk.

Within each genetic risk category, the presence of lifestyle factors significantly altered the risk of coronary events to such an extent that following a favorable lifestyle could reduce the incidence of coronary events by 50 percent in those with the highest genetic risk scores.

The study published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, found smokers are more likely to be hospitalized for leg events, heart attack and coronary heart disease related to atherosclerotic peripheral artery disease, known as PAD, than non-smokers with PAD.

Imaging of the coronary arteries with computed tomography (CT) angiography provides an accurate assessment of arterial plaque and could have a dramatic impact on the management of diabetic patients who face a high risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular events, according to a new multicenter study published online in the journal Radiology.

Patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing angioplasty who received the anticoagulant drug bivalirudin did not show significant improvements in either of two co-primary endpoints — a composite of rate of death, heart attack or stroke at 30 days, or a composite of those events plus major bleeding — as compared to patients receiving standard anticoagulation therapy, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 64th Annual Scientific Session.

(HealthDay)-- Elevated fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF - 23) is associated with increased risk of recurrent major cardiovascular (CV) events in patients after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), according to a study published...

NEW YORK (November 18, 2014)-- The addition of mitral valve (MV) repair (a valve of the heart) to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a type of open - heart surgery, did not result in significant benefit to the patient and was associated with increased risk of neurological events.

However, larger controlled studies with long - term follow - up are required to demonstrate whether the favorable properties of DFS translate into improved event - free survival in patients with coronary artery disease.»

Elevated fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF - 23) is associated with increased risk of recurrent major cardiovascular (CV) events in patients after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), according to a study published online April 18 in JAMA Cardiology.

In some patients with coronary artery disease, mental stress may precipitate ischemia — a deficiency in blood flow to the heart â $ «a risk factor for adverse events and death independent of other cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, cholesterol and diabeteIn some patients with coronary artery disease, mental stress may precipitate ischemia — a deficiency in blood flow to the heart â $ «a risk factor for adverse events and death independent of other cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, cholesterol and diabetein blood flow to the heart â $ «a risk factor for adverse events and death independent of other cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, cholesterol and diabetes.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Prospective cohort studies with at least 50 events, reporting hazard ratios or relative risks (both hereafter referred to as relative risk) compared with never smokers or age specific incidence in relation to risk of coronary heart disease or stroke.

They found that, in patients with hypertension, the total IgG serum level was independently associated with risk of coronary heart disease events.

But when researchers looked at prediabetes paired with high blood pressure, they found a significant increase in coronary artery disease severity and cardiovascular events.

The current interest in the» caveman» type eating plans awaits even a single study showing the effects on coronary plaque or events.

The low rate of cardiac events led the researchers to conclude that both types of activity are safe for heart patients but that high - intensity interval training, in particular, should be considered by adults with coronary artery disease, because of its significant benefits for the heart.

Due to a coronary «event» in May resulting in 4 stents being placed, I was put on Lipitor.

In the case that you already have plaques in your arteries, fish oil can help make them more stable so that they don't burst and cause a coronary event (11In the case that you already have plaques in your arteries, fish oil can help make them more stable so that they don't burst and cause a coronary event (11in your arteries, fish oil can help make them more stable so that they don't burst and cause a coronary event (11).

A team of German researchers systematically reviewed all of the published yoga research up until October 2013 to ascertain yoga's effectiveness in reducing «mortality, nonfatal cardiac events, exercise capacity, health - related quality of life, and modifiable cardiac risk factors» for those with a prior diagnosis of coronary artery disease, heart failure, cardiac dysrhythmia, cardiomyopathy or valvular heart disease.

«This systematic review and meta - regression analysis of 108 randomised controlled trials using lipid modifying interventions did not show an association between treatment mediated change in high density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk ratios for coronary heart disease events, coronary heart disease deaths, or total deaths whenever change in low density lipoprotein cholesterol was taken into account.

We found a statistically significant, substantial association between change in low density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk ratios for coronary heart disease events, coronary heart disease deaths, or total deaths, adjusted for other lipid subfractions and drug class.»

A «cardiac event» in June revealed that lad coronary artery was 95 % blocked and it put the fear of God in me.

They found a 6 to 18 percent reduction in risk for any type of coronary heart disease - related event, fatal or non-fatal, in those who took omega 3 fatty acids.

This diet is not one to model after, «The data collected through this new investigation shows that Eskimos do have a similar prevalence of [coronary artery disease] CAD to non-Eskimo populations, and in fact, they have very high rates of mortality due to cerebrovascular events (strokes).

Ret al. «Abstract 1177: Effects of Stress Reduction on Clinical Events in African Americans With Coronary Heart Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial» American Heart Association, Inc. 120 (2009) S461; Campbell.

High content of mercury in hair may be a risk factor for acute coronary events and CVD, CHD, and all - cause mortality in middle - aged eastern Finnish men.Virtanen JK, Voutilainen S, Rissanen TH, Mursu J, Tuomainen TP, Korhonen MJ, Valkonen VP, Seppanen K, Laukkanen JA, Salonen JT., Mercury, fish oils, and risk of acute coronary events and cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, and all - cause mortality in men in eastern Finland., Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol.

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It should be noted that the only hospitals equipped to handle emergencies or major health problems — such as coronary events — are located in Belize City.

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Why is depression associated with an increased risk in cardiovascular events in people with stable coronary heart disease?

Association between depressive symptoms and cardiovascular events in people with coronary heart disease largely due to physical inactivity

Does anhedonia and / or depressed mood predict recurrent major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in people with acute coronary syndromes (ACS)?

Myeloperoxidase and High - Sensitivity C - Reactive Protein for Predicting Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

Prognosis of acute coronary events is worse in patients living alone: the FINAMI myocardial infarction register.