Category Archives: Myocardial Infarction

I suffered a fatal heart attack while on duty. Continue reading →

March 24s thumbs-up photo of former Sun reporter Jeff Lee during heart-attack care reminded Malcolm Parry of recovering from cancer surgery. Malcolm Parry / PNG HEART AND HIVE: What a welcome article retired reporter Jeff Lee filed for The Vancouver Sun on March 24. Not welcome because hed had a heart attack that, with stroke, kills some 65,000 Canadians yearly compared to cancers 79,000 Continue reading →

Some women proactively choose bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) to minimize cancer risk, but newresearchfromMenopauseindicates that in women with a family history of premature myocardial infarction, the procedure may increase their risk of premature death because of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods The study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), an ongoing stratified, multistage, probability survey conducted in the noninstitutionalized US population. Continue reading →

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) may increase the risk of severe COVID-19 cases, according to a hypothesis proposed by Professor James Diaz of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image credit: NIAID Continue reading →

While the bushfire crisis of last summer has come to an end, the health of Australians remains at risk from climate-fuelled fires, Sotiris Vardoulakis writes. In the aftermath of Australias catastrophic Black Summer bushfires, it is important to assess the multiple impacts of the fires on the Australian society, health, and economy in the short, medium, and long-term. However, it is even more important to identify gaps and shortfalls in the response to the bushfire crisis, and prepare for an unfolding climate emergency which is likely to increase the risk of extreme fire weather in the future Continue reading →

The European-derived high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I assay (hs-cTnI) was found to have high sensitivity and specificity for the ruling out and ruling in, respectively, of acute myocardial infarction (MI) in patients visiting emergency departments (EDs) in the United States, according to study results published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. Although the use of rapid hs-cTnI assays for the diagnosis of MI have been validated in other populations globally, their diagnostic accuracy remains uncertain in the United States, with ED clinicians wary of leveraging these tests for this purpose. Continue reading →

OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that a longer duration of phase II cardiac rehabilitation is required to recover the exercise capacity of elderly patients compared to younger patients. Continue reading →

BACKGROUND: Interleukin-19 (IL-19) has been shown to be involved in coronary artery diseases and atherosclerosis, while its expression inmyocardial infarctionis poorly understood. Continue reading →

The plaintiff, then a 61-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke and multiple cardiac procedures, was admitted to the hospital for an ablation procedure to correct atrial fibrillation. Continue reading →

Electrocardiography (ECG) is a valuable tool to assess left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), which has been associated with the development of major cardiovascular events. A set of new ECG criteria, with higher sensitivity than conventional criteria, may allow the early identification of hypertension-mediated organ damage, according to a narrative review published in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension.1 Essential hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and previous studies have reported increased risk for myocardial infarction, stroke, and congestive heart failure in patients with hypertension Continue reading →