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Researchers have conducted a preclinical study on the effects of the drug empagliflozin, alone or in combination with sacubitril/valsartan, in the early phase following a myocardial infarction.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention figures indicate that in the US, 6.7 million people over the age of 20 years have heart failure (HF), which occurs when the heart is unable to pump ...

Troponin is considered the primary biomarker for diagnosing myocardial infarction. 5 During myocardial infarction, troponin protein is released into the blood. Blood tests can assess for elevated ...

Objective Patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the setting of left bundle branch block (LBBB) present an important diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the clinician.

Heightened interest in left ventricular thrombus (LVT) stems from the consistent association of subsequent stroke and ...

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Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD There are many types and combinations of drugs used to treat a myocardial infarction (MI), also known as a heart attack. These drugs can help prevent blood ...

Myocardial infarction, or heart attack, occurs when death or damage occurs in the muscle tissue of the heart due to low blood supply. The heart muscle relies on oxygen to function.