It has been reported that women with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have a higher short-term mortality rate than men, but the reason is unclear and it is not known if it also applies to unstable angina pectoris (UAP). In addition, most previous studies have not presented angiographic findings. In the present study, the findings from 1,408 patients with AMI (group A: 361 women, 1,047 men) and...

OBJECTIVE To assess the medium to long term outcome of patients ineligible for thrombolysis compared to those enrolled in a clinical trial of thrombolysis and patients receiving non-trial thrombolysis. DESIGN Cohort study based on the Nottingham heart attack register. SETTING Two district general hospitals serving a defined urban/rural population. SUBJECTS All patients admitted with a con...

AIMS Our aim was to assess the long-term prognostic value of growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) in patients post-acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Growth differentiation factor-15 is a member of the transforming growth factor beta family. Growth differentiation factor-15 is expressed in the myocardium and upregulated due to 'stress' and has been shown to have antiapoptotic actions. Its ...

INTRODUCTION People with diabetes are at increased risk for heart failure (HF), major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and death following acute coronary syndromes (ACS). It is important to recognize the most powerful predictors of these events after an ACS as early as possible, in order to address them more aggressively. This is particularly important considering that various studies have ...

We present new records of Passifloraceae sensu stricto from Itatiaia National Park, Brazil, contributing data on the geographic distribution four Passiflora L. species to flora Brazil: P. deidamioides Harms, miersii Mast., rhamnifolia and setulosa Killip. The last three are reported Park state Rio de Janeiro for first time.

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Introduction: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) has become the preferred reperfusion strategy in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Previous research studies have shown that certain clinical and laboratory parameters can be associated with early mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated by primary PCI. The Aim: The aim of our study was...

Abstract Background The prognostic impact of walk-in patients with ST elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) is unknown. aim this study was to compare the prognosis STEMI and ambulance-transported patients. Methods We evaluated 260 1,641 enrolled from Mie ACS registry, which a prospective multicenter registry between 2013 2019. Propensity score matched analysis performed validate results. Coron...

Objective: It is to reveal the differences between clinical, angiographic, in-hospital and one-year follow-up results young elderly patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
 Material Methods: This study was designed retrospectively in two centers. 2891 were screened; 260 of which young. randomly selected among both groups evaluated.
 Results: The median age 37 (...