THE electrocardiographic findings resulting from infarction of the interventricular septum were recently described by Roesler and Dressler.‡ These investigators found that when the septum was involved ...

Among patients with anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), elevated white blood cell (WBC) count at baseline is a powerful independent predictor of infarct size as measured by ...

The outcome of patients admitted to a coronary care unit with acute MI has greatly improved since the introduction in clinical practice of therapeutic agents proved to be beneficial in large-scale ...

A new approach to PET imaging offers a promising way for physicians to promptly identify patients who are at risk for poor ...

TCT 586: Outcomes and institutional variation in arterial access choice among patients with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock undergoing PCI: An analysis from the CathPCI Registry.

TherOx has received premarket approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for SuperSaturated Oxygen (SSO 2) Therapy for use in patients who suffer left anterior descending (LAD) ST-elevation ...

Previous studies suggest that the proportion of ischemic risk zone that becomes necrotic following myocardial infarction (MI) is directly correlated with temperature. According to Hale and Kloner, [1] ...

Figure 1: Activated Hippo signalling in human heart failure. Figure 4: Park2 in heart failure and Salv gene therapy. To achieve recombination of floxed alleles in the adult mice, tamoxifen dissolved ...

Myocardial infarction (MI) is permanent damage to the heart following myocardial ischemia, where blood flow to the heart muscles is blocked. Those with MI are at significantly higher risk of further ...

ACTIVATION or initiation of peptic ulcer has been reported in association with a number of acute illnesses or stress-producing situations. Although myocardial infarction represents a stressful state, ...