BACKGROUND Several studies have suggested sex-related differences in diagnostic and invasive therapeutic coronary procedures. METHODS AND RESULTS Data from consecutive patients who were enrolled in the Coronary Angiography and PCI Registry of the German Society of Cardiology were analyzed. We aimed to compare sex-related differences in in-hospital outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous ...

Purpose: To assess the relationship between the severity of coronary arteries involvement and the extent and pattern of myocardial scars in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance of patients with history of remote myocardial infarction. Materials and Methods: The Cardiac Magnetic Resonance images of sixty patients with history of remote ST segment or non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction were ...

BACKGROUND Oxygen is commonly administered to patients with ST-elevation-myocardial infarction despite previous studies suggesting a possible increase in myocardial injury as a result of coronary vasoconstriction and heightened oxidative stress. METHODS AND RESULTS We conducted a multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled trial comparing oxygen (8 L/min) with no supplemental oxygen in p...

BACKGROUND Prior studies have suggested that blacks with acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction have increased bleeding risks with fibrinolysis relative to whites, yet these data were quite limited. Additionally, it is unknown whether there are racial differences in bleeding risks among patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction receiving primary percutaneous coronary in...

ST-segment elevation is usually resulted from total occlusion of the epicardial coronary arteries like acute myocardial infarction. However, it is important to remember that acute myocardial infarction is not the only cause of ST-segment elevation. It can be seen in patients with acute pericarditis and myocarditis, Brugada syndrome, left bundle branch block and also in normal variants. Here we ...

INTRODUCTION A rare electrocardiographic finding of hyperkalemia is ST segment elevation or the so called 'pseudoinfarction' pattern. It has been suggested that hyperkalemia causes the 'pseudoinfarction' pattern not only through its direct myocardial effects, but also through other mechanisms, such as anoxia, acidosis, and coronary artery spasm. CASE PRESENTATION A 33-year-old Caucasian woman...

Background and Objective: Acute myocardial infarction (MI) is caused due to coronary artery occlusion and divided into two forms of ST-elevation (STEMI) and non-ST-elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction. This study aimed to determine the success rate of treatment with primary PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) versus thrombolysis in the establishment of perfusion and to evaluate the sho...

Stronger oscillations in the local Earth magnetic field may have an impact on course of ischemic heart disease. This effect is individual for every person and depends sex, age, living territory, season, capability to adjust fluctuations health status. Individuals who already cardiovascular disease are more sensitive fluctuations, therefore further research needed make conclusions. Aim: To ident...

BACKGROUND Infarct size is a strong predictor of mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events after myocardial infarction. Acute reperfusion therapy limits infarct size and improves survival, but its use has been confined to patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between echocardiographic parameters of left ventric...