AIMS To assess the prognostic importance of alternate ways of quantifying myocardial ischaemia by continuous ST analysis, the maximum ST vector magnitude and the area under the ST vector magnitude trend curve during the first 24 h of continuous ST monitoring. METHODS AND RESULTS During a 22-month period from 1991 to 1993, 195 patients admitted to our CCU with suspected unstable angina pectori...

Comparison of the Success Rate Treatment with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention PCI versus Thrombolytic in Patients ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Local Hospitals Iran

We report an uncommon case of simultaneous cardio-cerebral infarction, due to Inferior – right ventricle ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) with acute ischemic stroke. Incidence cardio cerebral infarction is exceptionally rare, incidence rate as low 0.009%. Hemodynamic compromise in patients myocardial may result the blood flow reduction that cause hemodynamic Due rarity this co...

BACKGROUND New guidelines recommend early invasive evaluation and treatment for most patients with acute myocardial infarction--including patients with myocardial infarction without ST elevation in the ECG. This study examines compliance with the new guidelines at Sørlandet Hospital Arendal. MATERIAL AND METHOD All patients admitted to Sørlandet Hospital Arendal with acute myocardial infarcti...

OBJECTIVES We sought to evaluate B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), alone and in comparison to cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), for risk assessment at initial presentation with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). BACKGROUND Elevated levels of BNP drawn two to four days after acute myocardial infarction are associated with higher mortal...

BACKGROUND ST2 is a member of the interleukin-1 receptor family with a soluble form that is markedly upregulated on application of biomechanical strain to cardiac myocytes. Circulating ST2 levels are elevated in the setting of acute myocardial infarction, but the predictive value of ST2 independent of traditional clinical factors and of an established biomarker of biomechanical strain, N-termin...

those with ST elevation myocardial infarction, whereas ‘primary’ therapy for those with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes is antithrombotic therapy (aspirin, heparin or low molecular weight heparin and/or glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors). Given the importance of ST elevation in discriminating acute myocardial infarction, Menown and colleagues conducted a comprehensive study of the exac...

  Background :In addition to diagnosing the acute myocardial infarction (MI), stratifying high-risk patients and proper treatment strategies are important issues in managing patients complaining of chest pain and suspecting MI. Many studies have been conducted to predict the occlusion site by interpreting the ST segment deviations in Electrocardiogram (ECG).Additional posterior and right precor...

Background: The electrocardiography (ECG) is considered as a fundamental tool in identifying the location and managing the symptoms of acute myocardial infarction. The aim of the present study is to study different ECG patterns according to the vessel involved and then it is correlated with the angiographic findings. Methods: It is a prospective and observational study conducted on 50 patients ...