Atherothrombosis linked to major CV events.(Cardiovascular )(Disease/Disorder overview)
Publication: Internal Medicine News
Publication Date: 15-JUN-06
Author: Jancin, Bruce
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ATLANTA -- Stable outpatients with atherothrombosis who receive contemporary therapy have a "staggeringly high" one in eight risk of a major adverse cardiovascular event within 1 year, Dr. P. Gabriel Steg reported at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology.
A key finding of his initial report from the 68,000-patient Reduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) registry was that this event risk increased in stepwise fashion with the number of symptomatic vascular beds.
"The overlap between symptomatic vascular beds is what really drives the...
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