Myocardial Infarction

Long-Term Outcomes of Invasive vs Conservative Management in Stable Coronary Disease: Consistent Evidence From Extended Follow-Up Trials

Extended follow-up of three major trials consistently shows that an initial invasive strategy does not improve long-term survival or reduce…

3 days ago

2026 Fifth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction

The Fifth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (MI) updates the classification of MI by defining three major clinical settings—primary MI,…

2 months ago

Early Zalunfiban Injection Effective for Major Heart Attack:

In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), early subcutaneous administration of zalunfiban significantly improved coronary artery patency and reduced…

1 year ago

Stem Cells Infusion Reduced HF Risk in AMI

Intracoronary infusion of Wharton’s jelly–derived mesenchymal stem cells after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) significantly reduced the risk of developing heart…

1 year ago

Sex Differences in Heart Attacks in Younger Patients

In a US community-based study of patients aged ≤65 years between 2003 and 2018, researchers identified 1,474 index myocardial infarction…

1 year ago

Cold Weather Linked to Higher MI Risk

A Chinese nationwide case-crossover study revealed that lower temperatures were associated with higher risks of myocardial infarction (MI), and that…

2 years ago

No Benefit to Stop Beta-Blockers After MI

A French multicenter, open label, randomized, noninferiority trial suggested that interruption of long-term beta-blocker treatment was not found to be…

2 years ago

<strong>Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis Linked to Higher MI Risk</strong>

A prospective Danish cohort study revealed that subclinical obstructive coronary atherosclerosis is associated with a more than 8-fold elevated risk…

4 years ago

Silent MI Deadly

A population-based, prospective cohort study in Iceland revealed that the long-term mortality risk of unrecognized myocardial infarction (UMI) can be…

8 years ago

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