Disruption of the fibrous cap on vulnerable atherosclerotic coronary plaques leads to exposure of the thrombogenic lipid core to the bloodstream, and is responsible for two-thirds of all coronary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A guideline for managing patients with acute coronary syndrome was issued by several U.S. societies. The ...

Growing evidence suggests that serum cortisol levels are associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic heart failure. Growing evidence suggests that serum cortisol levels ...

Study Objectives: The clinical manifestations of acute coronary syndromes (ACSs) vary, and patients present frequently with symptoms other than chest pain. In this analysis, a large contemporary ...

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in younger patients presents distinctive epidemiological and clinical patterns when compared with older cohorts. Although traditionally viewed as a disease of older ...

TOKYO and INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Heart patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing an artery-opening procedure will soon have a ...

For some patients with acute coronary syndromes, the strategy of immediate intervention at a medical center does not appear to result in differences in outcomes in comparison with an intervention ...

Rivaroxaban After Acute Coronary Syndrome The ATLAS-ACS trial demonstrated that very low-dose rivaroxaban reduced MI and cardiovascular death, relative to standard therapy, but did so at the risk of ...

London, UK -- GlaxoSmithKline plc today announced the start of a pivotal phase III study, LATITUDE-TIMI 60, to evaluate the effects of losmapimod in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome.

Coronary artery disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although it can present with an ...

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Key points A 56-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of central chest pain and dyspnea. Her medical history included having had a myocardial infarction (MI) with n ...