Following a heart transplant, patients must undergo surgical biopsies so that clinicians can monitor for signs of organ rejection. A new study shows the promise of a biomarker that could allow doctors ...

Patients with myocardial infarction in the nonsurgical setting typically have ischemic symptoms that fulfill a key diagnostic criterion. 6 However, perioperative sedation or analgesia can mask ...

Modern-day hypertension causes hidden damage even when ‘controlled’. Doctors are no longer treating blood pressure the same way. Know tips that actually work.

Type 2 myocardial infarction is caused by myocardial blood flow supply/demand imbalance leading to ischaemia and eventually, myocardial necrosis. The imbalance is triggered by other conditions than a ...

Oxygen (O2) is widely recommended in international guidelines for treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but there is uncertainty about its safety and benefits. A systematic review and ...

Acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock (AMICS) is a critical syndrome with a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Current management consists of coronary revascularisation, ...

Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is an important imaging modality in the management of patients with cardiovascular disease. MPI plays a key role in diagnosing cardiovascular disease, establishing ...

Ginsenoside Rh2 (Rh2), an important phytochemical derived from Panax ginseng, has demonstrated anticancer activity, amelioration of ischemic brain injury, and mitigation of doxorubicin-induced cardiac ...

24. Ozturk MA, Ozveren O, Cinar V, Erdik B, and Oyan B. Takotsubo syndrome: an underdiagnosed complication of 5-fluorouracil mimicking acute myocardial infarction. Blood coagulation fibrinolysis an ...

Objective Compare survival in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with a pharmacoinvasive (PI) or primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) strategy based on ...

Myocardial infarction (MI) is the myocardial necrosis caused by persistent ischemia and hypoxia of coronary arteries. People do not realize that they are suffering from MI until they have a heart ...