myocardial ischemia (mi) resulting in infarction is an important cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. acute ischaemia rapidly impairs myocardial contractile function. myocardial dysfunction persisting for several hours after transient non-lethal ischaemia, eventually resulting in full functional recovery is termed as myocardial stunning. hibernation is now thought to be the consequence o...

AUGUST 2004 • PODIATRY MANAGEMENT www.podiatrym.com 181 grene. Prompt recognition of this disorder is critical to avoid progressive deterioration in physical function, limb loss, and premature death from myocardial infarction or stroke. The podiatrist plays an important role in this process, and must understand the prevalence and natural history, presenting symptoms and signs, objective diagnos...

Introduction: Myocardial infarction and coronary artery disease in people under 40 years of age are relatively uncommon. To establish a diagnosis, physicians need a high degree of clinical suspicion. Case presentation: We report the case of a 33-year-old Caucasian man presenting with classical signs and symptoms of acute pulmonary embolism. Subsequent investigations interestingly revealed right...

acute myocardial infarction can culminate in sudden cardiac death due to cardiogenic shock and ventricular fibrillation, and also rarely due to cardiac rupture. we present a case of post-infarction myocardial rupture after thrombolytic therapy diagnosed with transthoracic echocardiography and treated with direct closure and coronary artery bypass grafting.

a survey was made to determine the knowledge of nurses working in coronary care units regarding assessing paint and rendering nursing care to clients with acute myocardial infarction in hospitals affiliated with the ministry of health services and medical education (tehran, 1995).   a total of 120 nurses working in coronary care units were selected randomly to participate in this study. the too...

background:oral cavity provides variety of surfaces for bacterial attachment and colonization. these bacteria can enter the circulatory system of the human body and become pathogenic. thus chronic oral inflammations are regarded as a potent risk factor for systemic pathologies. according to literature classic risk factors only can explain half to two thirds of cardiovascular diseases and is bel...

background: ischemic mitral regurgitation (imr) is a common complication after acute myocardial infarction (ami). we aimed to investigate the frequency of imr following first-time ami and its association with infarct location, in-hospital mortality, and complications. methods: from september 2011 to november 2012, all patients with a diagnosis of first-time acute st-elevation mi were enrolled i...

introduction: the precise time of using percutaneous coronary intervention (pci) after fibrinolytic therapy for maximum efficiency and minimum side effects is still undetermined. therefore, the present study was designed to compare the outcome of myocardial infarction (mi) patients who underwent surgical intervention (angiography and pci) within 48 hours of thrombolytic therapy or after that. m...