Tag Archives: atherosclerotic heart disease

[ad_1] Omega-3 fatty acids in addition to standard care did not reduce major cardiovascular events or death in elderly survivors of acute myocardial infarction (MI) in the OMEMI randomized trial. In addition to the lack of benefit observed at 2 years, there was a non-significant increase in new onset atrial …

[ad_1] Optical CT (OCT) plus cardiac MRI (CMR) provide a more specific diagnosis in most women presenting with myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). The multimodal imaging strategy identified the underlying cause of MINOCA in 85% of women in the HARP-MINOCA study. Overall, 64% of the women had true …