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Atypical symptoms were most common among older patients with myocardial infarction, especially women, who called a non-emergency helpline for assistance, study authors found.


Atypical Symptoms of Heart Attack Associated with 3-fold Higher Mortality Rate, New Study Finds

"Risk estimators do not prescribe a drug," says Dr Lloyd-Jones. They are tools to help make the decision to prescribe the drug. He explains how to use them in primary care. 

ACP: ASCVD Risk Estimation for Primary Prevention with Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM

ACP: Clyde W Yancy, MD, gave a comprehensive update on a year's worth of pivotal science in treatment of heart failure. Here are the highlights. 

ACP: Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc Reviews Advances in Heart Failure Research and Treatment 

Among more than 2 million Americans admitted to the hospital for cannabis use, those with a cardiac arrhythmia were more than 4 times more likely to die while hospitalized than those without. 

Cannabis Use may be Deadly in Persons with Arrhythmias, Study Suggests 

Sex disparities in cardiovascular care in the VA system included less therapy with antiplatelet agents and any intensity statin for women with premature ASCVD than men. 

VA Study Finds Secondary ASCVD Prevention Lacking for Women

A new study found that mobile-based ECG screening for AF could improve health outcomes among American Indian adults who have historically endured greater health disparities.

Smartphone-based ECG Screening Detects More Atrial Fibrillation than Usual Care in American Indian Adults

Study authors warn that ASA added to a medication regimen may be unintentional and call on clinicians to assess patients on DOACs for concomitant ASA and deprescribe. 

Aspirin without Indication Added to DOAC Therapy Ups Risk for Bleeding

Results of a new study show that young adults who exercise up to 5 hours per week have a reduced risk of developing hypertension later in life. 

Meeting Minimum Exercise Guidelines Not Sufficient to Reduce Risk of Hypertension Later in Life

Measures of heart function and anatomy were used to assess the effects of red and processed meat on cardiovascular health; findings were reported at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2021. 

Functional Assessment Strengthens Red Meat-Heart Disease Association 

The indicator of vascular protection against atherosclerotic progression was inversely associated with incident CV events, independent of traditional CVD biomarkers and improved Framingham Risk Score prediction. 