In the wake of a myocardial infarction, parts of the myocardium die and are replaced by scar tissue. The formation and stability of scar tissue is key to the survival of patients following an acute ...

Patients with elevated epicardial adipose tissue volume (EATV) exhibit greater acute myocardial injury following acute myocardial infarction.

Myofibroblasts have characteristics of fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells: they produce extracellular matrix and are able to contract. In so doing, they can contribute to tissue replacement and ...

The symptoms of myocardial infarction include: 1. Chest pain also known as angina or discomfort occurring right in the centre of the chest. It also feels like a heavy, tight pressure, aching, burning, ...

Short- and long-term risks of ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, and of recurrent events, are related to the presence of transient or persistent physiological factors. Ventricular ...

Slower heart rate recovery before PCI independently predicts periprocedural myocardial infarction and may improve cardiac risk assessment.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract OBJECTIVE: To determine process factors impacting myocardial infarction reperfusion time. BACKGROUND: An ST-segment elevation myocardial ...

An anterior myocardial infarction results from occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. This can cause an ST elevation myocardial infarction or a non-ST segment elevation myocardial ...