BACKGROUND Clinical protocols aimed to characterize the post-myocardial infarction (MI) heart by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) need to be standardized to take account of dynamic biological phenomena evolving early after the index ischemic event. Here, we evaluated the time course of edema reaction in patients with ST-segment-elevation MI by CMR and assessed its implications for myocardium-at...

Glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitors have been extensively studied in the setting of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and in the management of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. However, the use of GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors is less well established in the setting of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI). Multiple nonrandomized studies suggest that combinati...

Background: Simultaneous electrocardiographic (ECG) changes are seen in hemorrhagic brain events even in the absence of associated myocardial infarction (MI). This study was designed to assess the role of ECG changes to predict true MI in patients with hemorrhagic brain trauma. Methods: Data of 153 patients with traumatic brain injury and concomitant ECG changes were recorded. Enzyme study w...

The most effective treatment for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (MI) is primary percutaneous coronary intervention to achieve early coronary reperfusion. Antithrombotic therapy, statins, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (or angiotensin receptor blockers), and β-blockers have all been shown to favorably modify early and late outcomes after ST-elevation MI and are incorporated into ro...

OBJECTIVE In acute coronary syndromes, switching between thienopyridines is frequent. The aims of the study were to assess the association between switching practices and quality of care. METHODS Registry study performed in 213 French public university, public non-academic and private hospitals. All consecutive patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction (MI; <48 hours) between 1/10/201...

Objectives: Among the common complications of coronary artery disease (CAD) is ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR). Identifying IMR and assessing its severity pertinent owing to significance in post- myocardial infarction (MI) risk stratification. It associated with a higher heart failure mortality. This study aimed determine frequency after first acute ST-elevation MI (STEMI) Pakistani populat...

BACKGROUND The effects of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided complex approaches using drug-eluting stents (DES) for coronary bifurcation lesions on clinical outcomes has not yet been studied in detail. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to analyze the difference in 1-year outcomes following two-stent techniques involving implantation of DES for coronary bifurcation lesions between IVUS-guided an...

BACKGROUND Despite improvements in the emergency treatment of myocardial infarction (MI), early mortality and morbidity remain high. The antiplatelet agent clopidogrel adds to the benefit of aspirin in acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation, but its effects in patients with ST-elevation MI were unclear. METHODS 45,852 patients admitted to 1250 hospitals within 24 h of suspected...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for about 50% of deaths in Poland. The clinical picture of coronary heart disease has been changing over recent years. AIM To assess the changes of the clinical characteristics of myocardial infarction (MI) in the population of Radomszczanski District in 2007-2009. METHODS The retrospective analysis included 756 patients aged between 29 and...