Acute Coronary Syndromes

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is most commonly caused by a heart attack (myocardial infarction) where blood flow to the heart is suddenly blocked. This is usually caused by a blood clot from a ruptured coronary artery atherosclerotic plaque. Other causes include spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), which most commonly occurs in women. ACS is usually treated in a cath lab with angioplasty and the placement of a stent to prop the vessel open.

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Scientists uncover contributor to heart attack, stroke

Researchers are beginning to put their finger on what may be causing heart attack and stroke in people with few or no conventional risk factors. But they’re still figuring out what to do about it, The New York Times reports.

Changes in heart rate over time correlate with cardiovascular risk

Increases in heart rate over time signal a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and death, supporting the use of serial monitoring in clinical practice, researchers reported in JAMA Cardiology.

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Flu patients 6 times more likely to have heart attack in week after diagnosis

If the buzz surrounding this flu season hasn’t been enough to convince people to head to their local pharmacies for a preventive shot, maybe this is will do it: A study in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine reported influenza patients are six times more likely to have a heart attack during the week following diagnosis.

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Trauma rewires kids' bodies for susceptibility to heart disease

Trauma early in life could have a detrimental effect on a child’s biological makeup, possibly paving the way for heart disease and other chronic illnesses, NPR reported this week.

Fitness improves CVD risk across spectrum of coronary artery calcium scores

Regardless of a patient’s age or level of coronary artery calcification (CAC), each incremental improvement in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) contributes to a lower risk of adverse cardiovascular events, researchers reported in Circulation.

Excessive sleepiness linked to increased risk of CVD, MI

Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS)—a commonality among heart patients and those with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB)—could be an independent predictor of adverse cardiovascular events and repeat myocardial infarction (MI), researchers reported this month in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Noted Cardiologists Jennifer H. Mieres, MD and Stacey E. Rosen, MD Launch Call to Action and New Book "Heart Smart For Women: Six S.T.E.P.S. in Six Weeks To Heart-Healthy Living"

NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2018 — Noted cardiologists, Jennifer H. Mieres, MD, and Stacey E. Rosen, MD, launch Heart Smart For Women; Six S.T.E.P.S. in Six Weeks To Heart- Healthy Living; a new book that demystifies the science, biology and statistics surrounding heart disease while providing a user-friendly program for successful heart-healthy living.

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Women’s higher risk of death after MI explained by age, comorbidities

Women who present at a hospital with non-ST segment elevated MI (non-STEMI) are more likely to die than men, but they are also six years older on average and have a higher burden of comorbidities, researchers reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions.

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