Publications by authors named "Cristina Hiche"
Article Synopsis
- Hypovitaminosis D is linked to the development of atherosclerosis and is more common in women, but its specific effects on coronary artery disease (CAD) severity between genders are not well understood.
- A study involving 1,484 patients with acute myocardial infarction found that women had significantly lower vitamin D levels and a higher prevalence of severe CAD when experiencing hypovitaminosis D compared to those without it.
- Furthermore, women with both hypovitaminosis D and diabetes mellitus faced over three times the risk of severe CAD compared to those without either condition.
Background: Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) and type 2 myocardial infarction (MI), both presenting as non-ST-elevation MI (NSTEMI), are often grouped together due to overlapping symptoms. The aim of our study is to compare their characteristics and prognosis to distinguish between them.
Methods: Among 7815 patients with NSTEMI who underwent coronary angiography between 2005 and 2022 we identified 538 patients with diagnosis of MINOCA (n = 301; 3,9 %) and type 2 MI (n = 237; 3 %).
Background: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) survivors are at risk of major adverse cardiac events and their risk stratification is a prerequisite to tailored therapeutic approaches. Biomarkers could be of great utility in this setting.
Methods: We sought to evaluate the utility of the combined assessment of Galectin 3 (Gal-3) and Galectin 3 binding protein (Gal-3bp) for post-AMI risk stratification in a large, consecutive population of AMI patients.