Which diagnostic tests are most useful in a chest pain unit protocol? [PDF]
Background The chest pain unit (CPU) provides rapid diagnostic assessment for patients with acute, undifferentiated chest pain, using a combination of electrocardiographic (ECG) recording, biochemical markers and provocative cardiac testing.
Angelini, K.+4 more
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Dear Editor, Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a cardiovascular emergency and requires an emergency diagnosis and treatment process. Unfortunately, the highly contagious COVID-19 pneumonia is obviously affecting the diagnosis and treatment of acute ...
Jie Zeng, Jianxin Huang, Lingai Pan
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Effect of Captopril Rapid Uptitration to Plasma Aldosterone Level in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction [PDF]
Background: Acute myocardial infarction is a myocardial necrosis associated with acute myocardial ischemia of which the incidence keeps increasing over time.
Probandari, A. N. (Ari)+2 more
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Most of the guideline-recommended treatment strategies for patients with acute coronary syndromes have been tested in large randomised clinical trials.
U. Zeymer+11 more
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Effect of Dapagliflozin on the Risk of New-onset Atrial Fibrillation during Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes [PDF]
BackgroundAtrial fibrillation is a common complication of acute myocardial infarction with an incidence varying from 5% to 20%. New-onset atrial fibrillation developing after acute myocardial fibrillation indicates a significantly increased risk of death
ZHENG Rujie, WANG Yue, JIANG Yaohui, ZHANG Jinying
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Short-Term Prognosis of Juvenile Myocardial Infarction: Role of Plasma Viscosity [PDF]
In our early research1 regarding the hemorheological pattern in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with a mean age of 61.45 + 10.99 years, we showed that the major hemorheological parameters were almost normalized 2 weeks after the acute ...
Andolina, G.+3 more
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Trends in Acute Myocardial Infarction by Race and Ethnicity
Background Trends in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) incidence rates for diverse races/ethnicities are largely unknown, presenting barriers to understanding the role of race/ethnicity in AMI occurrence.
Gloria C Chi+11 more
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Acute Myopericarditis Mimicking Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute coronary syndromes among young adults are relatively low when compared with older population in the intensive care unit. Electrocardiographic abnormalities mimicking acute coronary syndromes may be caused by non-coronary syndromes and the ...
Seval İzdeş+4 more
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Epidemiological characteristics of acute myocardial infraction in Serbian areas of Kosovo and Metohia [PDF]
The term 'acute myocardial infarction ' is used when there is evidence of myocardial necrosis in a situation when the clinical picture suggests myocardial ischemia.
Milić M.+6 more
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Effects of L-carnitine administration on left ventricular remodeling after acute anterior myocardial infarction: The L-carnitine Ecocardiografia Digitalizzata Infarto Miocardico (CEDIM) trial [PDF]
Objectives. This study was performed to evaluate the effects of l-carnitine administration on long-term left ventricular dilation in patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction. Background.
Biasco, G. (Giuseppina)+8 more
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