As recently as 40 years ago, biomarkers used for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (MI) were nonspecific and assays were not highly reproducible from one laboratory to another.

Persons 75 years of age or older constitute 6.1% of the US population but account for 36% of acute myocardial infarctions (MI) and 60% of deaths. Unfortunately, despite the fact that patients over ...

women are slightly more likely to experience more of the "atypical" symptoms, like: Dr Bharat Kukreti answered, “A heart attack, or acute myocardial infarction, happens when the blood vessels ...

Instead, acute coronary syndromes are classified as unstable angina, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

An inferior myocardial ... infarction and a detailed discussion on treatment. Briefly, complications include ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, cardiogenic shock, acute mitral ...

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A new study published in the European Heart Journal has found that patients who have experienced a heart attack (myocardial ...

Introduction ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is one of the most prevalent presentations in young patients. It is ...