The comorbidity of arterial hypertension (AH), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), obesity leads to the early development atherosclerotic lesions coronary and cerebral vessels, which, in turn, significantly accelerates occurrence disease (CHD), vascular disasters, namely, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke. Comorbidity fully refers concept “metabolic syndrome”. By definition, metabolic syndrome (M...

Background- The prevalence of ischemia and its prediction of events are unclear in outpatients with diabetes mellitus in the modern era of intensive medical management. We sought to identify the prevalence of ischemia, subsequent cardiac events, and impact of sex, stress type, and symptom status on these findings in a cohort of stable outpatients with diabetes mellitus referred for single-photo...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether high levels of antibodies against the phospholipid beta2-glycoprotein I (beta2-gpI) cofactor are associated with an increase in the risk of acute myocardial infarction. METHODS The study comprised 82 patients with acute myocardial infarction and 82 controls, who were assessed in regard to age, sex, race, hypertension, smoking, previous heart disease, history of ...

INTRODUCTION There is a paucity of data on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in young Asian women and of comparative data among various ethnic groups with respect to risk factor profile and clinical outcomes. We present a comprehensive overview of the clinical characteristics of young Asian women with AMI and a comparative analysis among Chinese, Malay and Indian women in a multi-ethnic Asian c...

BACKGROUND ST elevated myocardial infarction is a serious and life-threatening condition. In patients suitable for thrombolytic treatment, time is critical and reperfusion should be initiated as soon as possible. Reteplase is commonly used in the management of ST elevated myocardial infarction. OBJECTIVE To assess the safety and efficacy of intravenous Retelex (Reteplase) injection in managem...