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A significantly higher 1-year mortality is seen following procedural myocardial infarction (pMI) and spontaneous MI (spMI) with troponin peak >35x the upper reference level (URL), reports a study. On the other hand, only spMI demonstrates a significant influence on mortality for troponin levels ≤35x.

Among Asian patients with heart failure (HF), those experiencing HF with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) constitute a substantial burden, according to a Singapore study.

Use of ticagrelor compared with clopidogrel contributes to a similar risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and a higher risk of major bleeding in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), reveals a study.

Older adults with diabetes and hypertension who regularly take their medications tend to have fewer hospitalizations or visits to the emergency room (ER), reports a study.

A prespecified secondary analysis of the Diuretic Comparison Project (DCP) shows that when deciding between chlorthalidone (CTD) and hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) for the management of hypertension (HTN), a history of myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke may have to be considered.