Association Between Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cognition

Importance  The magnitude of cognitive change after incident myocardial infarction (MI) is unclear.Objective  To assess whether incident MI is associated with changes in cognitive function after adjusting for pre-MI cognitive trajectories.Design, Setting, and Participants  This cohort study included adults without MI, dementia, or stroke and with complete covariates from the following US population-based cohort studies conducted from 1971 …

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Association of beta-blockers beyond 1 year after myocardial infarction and cardiovascular outcomes

Objective Beta-blockers (BB) are an established treatment following myocardial infarction (MI). However, there is uncertainty as to whether BB beyond the first year of MI have a role in patients without heart failure or left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD).Methods A nationwide cohort study was conducted including 43 618 patients with MI between 2005 and 2016 in the Swedish …

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Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis and Risk for Myocardial Infarction in a Danish CohortA Prospective Observational Cohort Study

Background:Coronary atherosclerosis may develop at an early age and remain latent for many years.Objective:To define characteristics of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis associated with the development of myocardial infarction.Design:Prospective observational cohort study.Setting:Copenhagen General Population Study, Denmark.Participants:9533 asymptomatic persons aged 40 years or older without known ischemic heart disease.Measurements:Subclinical coronary atherosclerosis was assessed with coronary computed tomography angiography …

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Association between insomnia and the incidence of myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BackgroundInsomnia has been closely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) including myocardial infarction (MI). Our study aims to assess the eligibility of insomnia as a potential risk factor for MI.MethodsPubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched using terms; such as “Insomnia” and “MI.” Only observational controlled studies with data on the incidence of MI among …

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Hourly Air Pollutants and Acute Coronary Syndrome Onset In 1.29 Million Patients

Short-term exposure to ambient air pollution has been linked with daily hospitalization and mortality of acute coronary syndrome (ACS); however, the associations of sub-daily (hourly) levels of criteria air pollutants with the onset of ACS and its subtypes have rarely been evaluated. Methods: We conducted a time-stratified case-crossover study among 1,292,880 ACS patients from 2,239 …

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