acute fulminant myocarditis is a life-threatening inflammatory disease of the myocardium characterized by the rapid deterioration of the hemodynamic status of the affected individual. with prompt recognition and appropriate management, complete recovery of ventricular function is likely within a few weeks. we introduce a 28-year-old man with acute fulminant myocarditis, who experienced circulat...

BACKGROUND Recent evidence suggests that long-term exposure to particulate air pollution contributes to pulmonary and systemic oxidative stress, inflammation, progression of atherosclerosis, and risk of ischemic heart disease and death. Short-term exposure may contribute to complications of atherosclerosis, such as plaque vulnerability, thrombosis, and acute ischemic events. These findings are ...

BACKGROUND Despite the effectiveness of timely reperfusion therapy for acute coronary syndrome, prehospital delay remains a global concern. OBJECTIVE This article assesses the state-of-the-science regarding prehospital delay for acute coronary syndrome in China. METHOD Electronic databases and hand searching were undertaken using key words such as prehospital delay, care-seeking delay, coro...

There has been a surge of interest in the role of inflammation in causation of atherosclerosis and acute coronary syndromes. This interest is spurred both by pathological studies showing that ruptured coronary plaques manifest inflammatory characteristics1 and by the demonstration that inflammatory biomarkers in the plasma correlate with risk for acute coronary syndromes.2,3 Among the biomarker...

Diabetics have greater prevalence of heart disease such as ischaemic heart disease, hypertensive heart disease, cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure [1, 2, 3]. The diabetic state shows many metabolic abnormalities which adversely influence atherosclerosis causing coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease. The overall prevalence of CAD as assessed by various tests including ...

Heart failure is a clinical syndrome characterized by the inability of the heart to provide nutrient supply to tissues. In 75% of cases, the underlying pathology causing heart failure in patients with cardiac death is coronary heart disease. A rabbit model of heart failure with coronary ligation was produced to mimic coronary heart disease in humans. After producing the model, two arteries ...

Background: An acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) anterior occurs due to occlusion of left descending artery (LAD) branch coronary artery. The causing transmural ischemia which in turn injury or necrosis. Not only Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) should be performed STEMI less than 120 minutes as the risk adverse events would increase if exceeding total ischemic ti...

Background: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is one of the causes of disability and death. Levels of Uric acid, blood glucose, and dyslipidemia are the risk factors for the disease, but their role in electrocardiographic changes has not been studied. Based on this, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between some demographic and clinical characteristics with electrocardiographic chang...

Use of cardiac catheterization for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes according to initial risk: reasons why physicians choose not to refer their patients. Arch Intern Med 2008;168:291–296. 34. de Araujo Goncalves P, Ferreira J, Aguiar C, Seabra-Gomes R. TIMI, PURSUIT, and GRACE risk scores: sustained prognostic value and interaction with revascularization in NSTE-ACS. Eur Heart ...