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The British Heart Foundation Fractional Flow Reserve versus Angiography in Guiding Management to Optimise Outcomes in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

02.09.20141831

We assessed the management and outcomes of non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients randomly assigned to fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided management or angiography-guided standard care.

Is There a Difference in STEMI Response Between Women and Men Undergoing PCI?

01.09.20141572

In age-matched women and men with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with everolimus-eluting stents (ESS).

Does physical activity modify the relationship between obesity and atrial fibrillation (AF) in women?

29.08.20141456

Does physical activity modify the relationship between obesity and atrial fibrillation (AF) in women?

Electrocardiographic Changes Improve Risk Prediction in Asymptomatic Persons Age 65 Years or Above Without Cardiovascular Disease

28.08.20141630

Risk prediction in elderly patients is increasingly relevant due to longer life expectancy.

Hypertension self-management program linked to lower BP at 12 months

27.08.20141613

For the TASMIN-SR trial, Richard J. McManus, FRCGP, and colleagues studied 552 patients aged 35 years and older with baseline systolic BP ?130 mm Hg/diastolic BP ?80 mm Hg who had a history of stroke, CHD, diabetes or chronic kidney disease.

Aspirin reduced risk for recurrent VTE

26.08.20141722

После венозной тромбоэмболии ((ВТЭ) тромбоза глубоких вен или легочной эмболии) большинство пациентов принимают варфарин или новые пероральные антикоагулянты в течение 6 - 12 месяцев, после окончания терапии у таких пациентов остается риск рецидива ВТЭ.

INVEST: Older patients with CAD had better outcomes with systolic BP target <140 mm Hg

25.08.20141873

These results call into question the JNC 8 panel recommendation to relaxsystolic BP targets to <150 mm Hg for patients aged 60 and older, according to the researchers.