ADAM-C score: New risk score for predicting diagnostic yield of transesophageal echocardiography after cerebral ischemia.

Background And Aim: The clinical utility of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) after brain ischemia (BI) remains a matter of debate. We aimed to evaluate the clinical impact of TEE and to build a score that could help physicians to identify which patients should better benefit from TEE.

Methods: This prospective, multicenter, observational study included patients over 18 years old, hospitalized for BI.

Pre-infarction angina and outcomes in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: data from the RICO survey.

Background: The presence of pre-infarction angina (PIA) has been shown to confer cardioprotection after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, the clinical impact of PIA in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) remains to be determined.

Methods And Results: From the obseRvatoire des Infarctus de Côte d'Or (RICO) survey, 1541 consecutive patients admitted in intensive care unit with a first NSTEMI were included.

Relation between body mass index, waist circumference, and death after acute myocardial infarction.

Background: An elevated body mass index (BMI) has been reported to be associated with a lower rate of death after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, waist circumference (WC) may be a better marker of cardiovascular risk than BMI. We used data from a contemporary French population-based cohort of patients with AMI to analyze the impact of WC and BMI on death rates.

Beneficial effects of statin therapy on survival in hypertensive patients with acute myocardial infarction: data from the RICO survey.

Background: Randomized studies have shown a reduction in cardiovascular events associated with low doses of statin among hypertensive patients at only moderate cardiovascular risk. The hypothesis of the present study was that statin therapy initiated during hospitalization could improve the long-term outcome after acute myocardial infarction (MI) in hypertensive patients.

Methods: From the French regional obserRvatoire des Infarctus de Côte d'Or (RICO) survey, 1076 patients with a history of hypertension, surviving acute MI were included.

Impact of fasting glycemia on short-term prognosis after acute myocardial infarction.

Objective: The prognosis of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI), according to the new criteria for impaired fasting glucose (IFG) (FG 100-126 mg/dl), has not been evaluated.

Research Design And Methods: A total of 2353 patients with acute MI and surviving at d 5 after admission were analyzed for short-term morbidity and mortality. FG was obtained at d 4 and 5.