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Sex Differences in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention—Insights From the Coronary Angiography and PCI Registry of the German Society of Cardiology Coronary Heart Disease
ConclusionsDespite identical technical success rates of PCI between the 2 sexes, women with PCI for ST elevation myocardial infarction have a 20% higher age‐adjusted risk of death and of ischemic cardiac and cerebrovascular events. Further research is needed to determine the reasons for these differences.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - March 20, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Heer, T., Hochadel, M., Schmidt, K., Mehilli, J., Zahn, R., Kuck, K.–H., Hamm, C., Bohm, M., Ertl, G., Hoffmeister, H. M., Sack, S., Senges, J., Massberg, S., Gitt, A. K., Zeymer, U. Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Women, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Stent, Treatment Original Research Source Type: research

Coronary Artery Calcium Score Improves the Prediction of Occult Coronary Artery Stenosis in Ischemic Stroke Patients Stroke
BackgroundCoronary heart disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in stroke patients. The coronary artery calcium score (CACS) has emerged as a robust and noninvasive predictor of coronary events. We assessed the predictive ability of CACS to identify stroke patients with severe (≥50%) occult coronary artery stenosis in a stroke/transient ischemic attack population, in addition to the PRECORIS score, based on Framingham Risk Score and presence of cervicocephalic artery stenosis, which was derived and validated for that purpose.Methods and ResultsWe enrolled consecutive patients aged 45 to 75 years refer...
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - October 30, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Beigneux, Y., Sablayrolles, J.-L., Varenne, O., Mas, J.-L., Calvet, D. Tags: Computerized Tomography (CT), Ischemic Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Disease Original Research Source Type: research

Prognostic Value of Estimated Functional Capacity Incremental to Cardiac Biomarkers in Stable Cardiac Patients Coronary Heart Disease
Conclusion A simple self-assessment tool of functional capacity in stable patients undergoing elective diagnostic cardiac evaluation provides independent and incremental prognostic value for prediction of both significant coronary angiographic disease and long-term adverse clinical events.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - October 20, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tang, W. H. W., Topol, E. J., Fan, Y., Wu, Y., Cho, L., Stevenson, C., Ellis, S. G., Hazen, S. L. Tags: Coronary Heart Disease Source Type: research