Finally, elevations of troponin (>5 times the URL) can be used in the diagnosis of a type 5 myocardial infarction, i.e., an infarct associated with coronary bypass surgery (Thygesen et al, 2007 ...

Myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, is one of the most serious heart problems people can face. It ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — People with COPD have a greater risk for type 2 myocardial infarction-related admissions and worse in-hospital outcomes, researchers reported at the CHEST Annual Meeting ...

BACKGROUND: Direct reprogramming of fibroblasts to cardiomyocytes is a potentially curative strategy for ischemic heart ...

Myocardial infarction (MI), ... A pacemaker is the type of electrode that helps the heart to beat regularly. This electrode is in a small box to be carried around with you.

As early as 1974, Ibrahim et al. [12] reported on the results of group psychotherapy among 118 patients post-AMI. At 1-year follow-up, CAD events were reduced by 65%. Rahe et al. [13] followed 44 ...

During 12 years of follow-up, there were 1418 cases of myocardial infarction. As compared with men who consumed alcohol less than once per week, men who consumed alcohol three to four or five to ...

A total of 6006 patients (3005 with STEMI and 3001 with NSTEMI) were enrolled in the trial. At 180 days, a primary end-point event had occurred in 12.3% of the patients (369 of 3004) in the ...