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HF up in Recent Decades as MI Deaths Fall
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A decline in deaths from MI in recent decades appears to have been accompanied by an increase in the incidence of heart failure, according to a new analysis from the Framingham Heart Study. The likely explanation is that sicker patients, who would have died from MI in earlier years, are now surviving but going on to develop HF, say the researchers. Heartwire
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FAME! FFR-Guided PCI Significantly Reduces Clinical Events
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Investigators report that fractional flow reserve–guided PCI reduced the risk of death, MI, or repeat revascularization by 30% and death or MI by 35%, when compared with the current practice of using angiography to guide stenting decisions. Heartwire
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