Benefits and Harms for Low-Dose Aspirin in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus - POEMs - ...
Jun 1, 2019 - The 7,740 patients who took low-dose aspirin experienced 51 fewer vascular deaths, nonfatal myocardial infarctions, or nonfatal ischemic strokes; 29 fewer transient ischemic attacks; and 44 fewer revascularizations than patients who took placebo over a mean of 7.4 years.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0601/p718.html
Daily Colchicine Post-MI Reduces Strokes and Recurrent Hospitalizations for Angina - ...
Aug 15, 2020 - Daily colchicine after MI reduces cardiovascular events, specifically strokes and hospitalizations for angina. It is inexpensive and well-tolerated and should be considered for patients with recent MIs who are already using guideline-directed therapy.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0815/p248.html
For Three-Vessel Disease, but Not Left Main Disease, CABG Is Preferred Over PCI - POEMs...
Jun 1, 2020 - For patients with left main disease, PCI with a drug-eluting stent and CABG had similar all-cause mortality rates at 10 years. For those with three-vessel disease, CABG is associated with lower 10-year mortality.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0601/p698.html
In Healthy Older Adults, Low-Dose Aspirin Increases All-Cause and Cancer-Specific ...
Jul 15, 2019 - The findings are completely unexpected. Although recent studies by this group and other groups of researchers have failed to find a cardiovascular benefit, likely because of better control of other cardiovascular risk factors, this study found increased all-cause mortality, primarily ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0715/p118a.html
Niacin Does Not Decrease Mortality in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease or Low HDL ...
Jul 15, 2017 - We are now flush with data about the effects of niacin in patients with elevated cholesterol levels. Despite its ability to raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL) serum cholesterol levels, it does not add additional mortality or morbidity benefit to statin treatment. Patients with ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0715/p129.html
Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation Does Not Decrease CVD-Related Outcomes - POEMs - ...
Nov 1, 2014 - Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation does not decrease the risk of cardiovascular outcomes in this older population. Although the numbers are small, supplementation may prevent heart disease in patients already at low risk; that is, patients without a history of cardiovascular disease ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/1101/p662.html
Omega-3 Oil Does Not Reduce Serious Cardiovascular Events for Patients with Diabetes ...
Jul 15, 2019 - In this study, there was no significant difference in the likelihood of a composite vascular outcome or all-cause mortality in patients given an omega-3 fatty acid supplement compared with those given an olive oil placebo.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0715/p120.html
One Month of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Followed by Clopidogrel Alone is Superior to 12 ...
Dec 15, 2019 - This study found that one month of dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin plus clopidogrel or prasugrel [Effient]) followed by clopidogrel monotherapy for up to five years is both noninferior and superior to 12 months of dual antiplatelet therapy followed by aspirin for up to five years for...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1215/od5.html
Pioglitazone After Stroke or TIA Reduces Stroke and MI, but Also Has Significant Harms ...
Aug 15, 2016 - In patients with a recent stroke or TIA and evidence of insulin resistance, pioglitazone reduces the likelihood of myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke (number needed to treat [NNT] = 36 over five years) but increases the risk of significant weight gain (number needed to treat to harm ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0815/p319.html
Post-Myocardial Infarction Beta Blockers Do Not Decrease Mortality - POEMs - American ...
Mar 15, 2015 - Although recommended by guidelines and used as a so-called quality indicator of hospital care, the use of beta blockers following myocardial infarction, when combined with optimal acute and chronic treatment, does not provide a further survival benefit.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0315/p402a.html
Small Reduction in Cardiovascular Outcome After Ischemic Stroke with Lower LDL Target, ...
Aug 15, 2020 - A lower LDL target slightly reduced the likelihood of a broad composite outcome (number needed to treat [NNT] = 43 over 3.5 years), largely by reducing nonfatal strokes (NNT = 77; statistical significance not reported).
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0815/p247.html
Statins Ineffective for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients 75 ...
Apr 1, 2019 - In this retrospective study, statin treatment in patients 75 years or older without preexisting CVD did not change the likelihood of developing CVD or reduce any-cause mortality. However, patients 75 to 84 years of age with diabetes mellitus benefitted from treatment. These results ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0401/p461.html
Vitamin D Is Not Effective as Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease or Cancer - ...
Sep 15, 2019 - Vitamin D supplementation does not prevent cardiovascular events or cancer in mostly nondiabetic adults (men 50 years and older, women 55 years and older).
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0915/p374.html
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