BACKGROUND microRNAs (miRs) are small noncoding RNAs that recognize and bind to mRNAs and inhibit protein translation or degrade mRNA. Studies in animal models have suggested that miRs play a translational or posttranslational regulatory role in myocardial growth, fibrosis, viability, and remodeling. However, whether specific temporal changes in miRs occur in patients during the left ventricula...

OBJECTIVE In patients with acute myocardial infarctions (MIs), cholesterol levels are no longer valid after 24 h from presentation because acute MI causes a rapid decline in serum levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of acute MI on the total cholesterol/HDL c...

the most common cardiovascular surgery in the world and iran as well, is cabg. one of the most important post-operative complication of this operation, that increase morbidity and mortality, is peri-operative mi. incidence of peri-operative mi in cabg operations is between 2.5 to 5.5%. in this study we determined the prevalence and incremental risk factors of peri-operative mi in 300 consequati...

BACKGROUND Angina is common both before and after myocardial infarction (MI). Whether the change in angina status within the first 30 days after MI is associated with subsequent readmission and angina persistence is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 2915 MI patients enrolled at 24 hospitals in the Translational Research Investigating Underlying Disparities in Acute Myocardial Infarction...

OBJECTIVE to evaluate physicians and clinical pharmacists' awareness and practices regarding use of aldosterone antagonists in heart failure (HF) and post-myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS First, we reviewed the prescription of aldosterone antagonists among 408 patients presenting to the cardiology clinic at a major hospital in Jordan. Second, physicians and pharmacists working in cardiovas...

Angina pectoris is a treatable symptom that is associated with mortality and decreased quality of life. Angina eradication is a primary care goal of care after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Our aim was to evaluate factors influencing angina pectoris 1 year after an AMI.From January 2005 to December 2013, 1547 patient received primary percutaneous intervention in our hospital for an acut...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this research was to study whether incident and non-incident depression after myocardial infarction (MI) are differentially associated with prospective fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events. BACKGROUND Post-MI depression is defined as the presence of depression after MI. However, only about one-half of post-MI depressions represent an incident episode, whereas th...