387 Role of CAC Scoring in Assessment of Symptomatic Patients...... 388 Diagnosis of
Coronary Stenosis in Patients With Possible CHD by CAC...... 388 Comparison With Other Tests …

Objectives : We sought to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the cardiovascular
risk associated with the metabolic syndrome as defined by the 2001 National Cholesterol …

BACKGROUND: Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) remains an underused tool for
secondary prevention post–myocardial infarction (MI). In part, this arises from uncertainty …

Background The restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm is a desirable goal in patients
with atrial fibrillation, because the prevention of recurrences can improve cardiac function …

Background Drug-eluting stents (DES) are associated with lower restenosis rates than bare-metal
stents (BMS), but the benefits and safety of the new devices have not been …

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to test the value of gait speed, a clinical marker
for frailty, to improve the prediction of mortality and major morbidity in elderly patients …

Frailty is a geriatric syndrome of increased vulnerability to stressors that has been implicated
as a causative and prognostic factor in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The …

This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF)
Board of Trustees in August 2012 and by the following societies in August 2012: American …

New oral anticoagulants, including apixaban, dabigatran, and rivaroxaban, have been
developed as alternatives to warfarin, the standard oral anticoagulation therapy for patients with …

BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of cardiovascular mortality
worldwide, with >4.5 million deaths occurring in the developing world. Despite a recent …