Acute Coronary Syndromes

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is most commonly caused by a heart attack (myocardial infarction) where blood flow to the heart is suddenly blocked. This is usually caused by a blood clot from a ruptured coronary artery atherosclerotic plaque. Other causes include spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), which most commonly occurs in women. ACS is usually treated in a cath lab with angioplasty and the placement of a stent to prop the vessel open.

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As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption expands in radiology, there is growing concern that AI algorithms needs to undergo quality assurance (QA) reviews. How to validate radiology AI? How can you validate medical imaging AI?

AI distinguishes between a heart attack and takotsubo syndrome more accurately than cardiologists

The advanced AI model outperformed a team of cardiologists, delivering a better AUC and overall accuracy. 

March 30, 2022
Erin D. Michos, MD, associate director of preventive cardiology, division of cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and co-editor in chief of the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, discusses gender differences in heart disease presentations. Woman Heart Attack

Women less likely to receive treatment, more likely to die after cardiogenic shock

Emerging data about differences in treatment for women and men may shed light on diverging outcomes.

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Bariatric surgery associated with lower risk of death and cardiovascular disease

Researchers examined data from 39 different studies, focusing on mortality rates and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. 

March 18, 2022
Breast imaging mammogram screening study being performed. The mammograms can reveal is a patient has breast cancer.

What routine mammograms can tell us about a woman’s CVD risk

Signs of breast arterial calcification on a patient’s routine mammogram may suggest they face a greater risk of cardiovascular disease.

March 15, 2022

Tofacitinib increases risk of heart issues, cancer among rheumatoid arthritis patients

The FDA and Pfizer worked together to develop this new analysis of more than 4,000 patients. 

March 9, 2022
New research out of the Yale School of Public Health suggests that patients taking beta-blockers or antiplatelet medications may want to be extra careful in warmer weather.

Severe financial strain more than doubles risk of death among heart attack patients

Screening for financial strain, researchers wrote, could help identify patients who need additional help.

March 1, 2022
COVID-19 vaccines help reduce the serious coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. Multiple studies have shown that the risk from very rare vaccine side effects are far outweighed by the much greater risk of hospitalization and death due to COVID infections.

How COVID-19 vaccination affects the risk of ED visits for cardiac, respiratory issues

The study's authors said their research “further highlights the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine overall.”

February 28, 2022

Cardiologists identify 162 genes responsible for coronary heart disease

The team's findings, one researcher said, "could eventually make a huge impact on many patients lives."

February 23, 2022
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