Browsing by Subject "myocardial infarction"

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    Aspirin May Help Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke
    (2010-07-21) Merkle, Alexander
    Aspirin can help prevent heart disease and stroke for some people. The aspirin used for prevention is affordable and found over-the-counter. Aspirin may not be the right choice for some people, especially those who are at risk for bleeding. Talk to your doctor before beginning to take aspirin to prevent heart disease and stroke.
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    Association of Caffeine Use on Mortality in Survivors of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction. An analysis of Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Mortality Follow-up Study
    (2015-05) Suri, Muhammad
    To study if there is any association of caffeine with mortality secondary to cardiovascular disease in survivors of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke, we used the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Linked Mortality File. Out of 1083 survivors of stroke or MI, 51 died of stroke, 117 of MI and 305 of ischemic heart disease, during a mean follow-up of 9.0 ± 5.2 years. Using Cox-proportional hazard model adjusted for vascular risk factors, among survivors of cardiovascular disease relative risk (RR) for fatal stroke (RR=0.3), fatal cardiovascular disease (RR=0.5) and all-cause mortality (RR=0.7) was significantly lower among those with caffeine consumption of 3+ cups per day (vs no caffeine). Similarly, among survivors of stroke, RR for stroke related mortality was lower in those with 3+ cups of caffeine consumption per day. In conclusion, caffeine consumption may be associated with lower risk of cardiovascular death.
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    Beta Blockers: A Guide for Patients
    (2009-09-18) Sharpe, Emily
    In patients who are at risk for heart disease, beta blockers started during surgery prevented heart attack but increased the risk of stroke and death. The current guidelines that recommend the initiation of beta-blocker therapy in patients having noncardiac surgery should be reevaluated. However, patients who have been treated with beta blockers for a long time should continue their medication throughout the perioperative period.
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    Chest Pain: Is it likely to be a heart attack?
    (2010-07-29) Bond, Michael
    Certain features of chest pain increase the likelihood of heart attack while other features of chest pain decrease the likelihood of heart attack. This brochure explains these features and advises patients to seek appropriate medical attention.
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    Controversial benefits of Omega-3 fatty acid (fish oil)
    (2009-09-18) Whitehair, Lance
    Fish oil or omega-3 fatty acids are popular supplements. There is debt as to whether fish oil gives cardiovascular benefit particularly with mortality outcomes. A recent systematic review is referenced.
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    Prognostic implications of elevated troponin I in acute coronary syndrome
    (2008-09-02) Schwartz, Jonathan
    A positive rapid troponin I assay drawn during an episode of ACS is a reliable predictor of an adverse short-term, 30-day outcome, specifically death or MI. However, a negative rapid troponin I assay does not reliably indicate an absence of myocardial damage and predicts neither event-free short-term nor low-risk status of subsequent cardiac events. The event rate for patients with a negative rapid troponin I assay was 5.9% (132/2245 patients).
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    Your Heart & Cocaine
    (2010-11-02) Cascino, Matthew
    Cocaine-associated MI is a well-described complication of cocaine use. This patient education pamphlet discusses the prevention of future MI including cocaine cessation, smoking cessation, and modification of traditional risk factors for atherothrombosis.