Tag: myocardial infarction

A 14-year follow-up of a 69 year-old male with left ventricular aneurysm and thrombus after antero-septal myocardial infarction is presented. We describe problems with thromboembolic and bleeding complications in the context of changes in the guidelines over the period of treatment...

Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) of thrombus-containing lesions are associated with increased risk of complications such as distal coronary embolisation and impaired coronary circulation. Although the use of thrombectomy devices to aspirate thrombus during primary PCI is currently not routinely recommended, there is growing evidence suggesting the use of thrombus aspiration catheters during PCI...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a significant factor regarding poor outcome in patients with myocardial infarction. Recently a new prognostic factor is under consideration — a baseline glucose level on admission. We sought to assess the influence of blood glucose levels on admission on prognosis of patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)...

Stem cell-based therapy is a novel therapeutic strategy introduced into cardiology, although there are not any established standards within the stem/progenitor cell type employed, their preparation, rout of administration as well as methods controlling  the pathophysiological and clinical parameters after the cell application. The aim of the present work was a complex metaanalysis  of the clinical trials carried out in this field...

Inferior acute myocardial infarction (AMI) represents 40–50% of all AMIs. The culprit lesion is almost exclusively either in the right coronary artery (RCA) or the left circumflex coronary artery (LCx). Without doubt, the electrocardiogram (ECG) plays a crucial role in identifying the infarct-related artery because it is cheap and universally available...

U pacjentów z ostrym zawałem serca występują liczne problemy emocjonalne i behawioralne, a u pewnego odsetka mogą się również pojawić objawy psychopatologiczne. Czynniki psychospołeczne o udowodnionym wpływie na rokowanie w chorobach somatycznych to przewlekłe czynniki stresowe (np. brak wsparcia społecznego czy niski status ekonomiczny) oraz czynniki emocjonalne (depresja, zaburzenia lękowe i cechy osobowości)...

Kliniczne objawy niedokrwienia mięśnia sercowego współistniejące z obecnością martwicy kardiomiocytów są podstawą do rozpoznania zawału serca. Wśród stosowanych wskaźników biochemicznych w celu potwierdzenia martwicy komórek serca troponiny sercowe są z wyboru najlepszym, najbardziej czułym i swoistym parametrem spośród obecnie dostępnych w praktyce klinicznej...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and practicality of very early (within 48 h) discharge with long-term follow-up results, and to define an optimal length of stay in hospital for patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) according to their demographic characteristics and risk assessment...

Patients with acute coronary syndrome without ST-segment elevation (ACS- -NSTE) are at risk for adverse cardiac events. Based on data in the Korean Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry (KAMIR), we analyzed the prognosis according to the timing of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with NSTEMI in Korea...

Cardiac rupture is a rare but potentially lethal complication of acute myocardial infarction with ST-elevation (STEMI). Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) is a preferable treatment method of acute STEMI...