AHA President Suffers A Heart Attack Monday Morning
–The AHA reports that he received a stent and is doing well. The president of the American Heart Association, John Warner, had a “mild heart attack” on Monday morning, according to the AHA. Warner received a stent at an undisclosed hospital. The AHA said he is “doing well.” Warner is 52. The attack occurred while…
Filed Under: Interventional Cardiology & Surgery, People, Places & Events Tagged With: AHA, Anaheim, MI, Scientific Sessions
Unrecognized MI: More Prevalent And Dangerous Than Previously Suspected
Unrecognized myocardial infarction (UMI) is more prevalent, and is associated with a worse prognosis, than may be generally understood, according to a new study published in JAMA. Studying an elderly (67-93 years of age) population in Iceland, Erik Schelbert and colleagues used ECG and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) to detect UMI. CMR was more effective than…
Filed Under: MI/ACS, Prevention, Epidemiology & Outcomes Tagged With: cardiac magnetic resonance, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, cardiovascular magnetic resonance, CMR, ECG, magnetic resonance imaging, MI, unrecognized MI
Metaanalysis: Air Pollutants Raise Short Term Risk of MI
Air pollution significantly raises the short-term seven-day risk of myocardial infarction (MI), according to a new metaanalysis published in JAMA. Hazrije Mustafic and colleagues analyzed data from 34 studies and found a significant increase in the relative risk (RR) of MI for all the main air pollutants except ozone: carbon monoxide: RR 1.048, CI 1.026-1.070 nitrogen…
Filed Under: Prevention, Epidemiology & Outcomes Tagged With: air pollution, MI