Tag: acute coronary syndrome

ACC and AHA acute coronary syndrome guidelines stress radial approach

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) have released ...
cardiovascular disease

Increased air pollution associated with a rise in deaths from cardiovascular disease

Deaths from cardiovascular disease are elevated on polluted days and for two days afterwards, accord...

Alirocumab receives EC approval in established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

The European Commission (EC) has approved the use of alirocumab (Praluent, Sanofi), a PCSK9 inhibito...

Patients with acute coronary syndrome at increased risk of suicide

Patients with acute coronary syndrome may be at an increased risk for suicide compared to otherwise ...

Young women with premature acute coronary syndrome now do as well as men

It has become commonly accepted that women do worse than men following a heart attack or other coron...