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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...