Today, survival after a first myocardial infarction (MI) approaches 90%. However, re-infarction occurs commonly and has a high mortality. In a representative trial, new myocardial ischaemia occurred ...

A septal infarct is an area of dead tissue in the septum of the heart, which is a wall of tissue dividing the two sides of the heart. It happens when there is a blockage or reduction in its blood ...

Late ventricular fibrillation after acute myocardial infarction is associated with a markedly increased risk of 1-year ...

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

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

Pulmonary, or lung, infarction (PI) refers to the death of lung tissue due to a lack of blood supply. Symptoms include chest pain and coughing up blood. It usually stems from another health issue, ...

An inferior myocardial infarction results from occlusion of the right coronary artery (RCA). This can cause a ST elevation myocardial infarction or a non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.

It was revealed that the cause of death of YouTuber Great Library, 47 years old, who died on the 6th of last month, was a "cerebral hemorrhage." Great Library showed signs of being healthy until the ...

Acute myocardial infarction can be triggered by acute respiratory infections. Previous studies have suggested an association between influenza and acute myocardial infarction, but those studies used ...

If the finding on an ECG is “septal infarct, age undetermined,” it means that the patient possibly had a heart attack at an undetermined time in the past. Septal infarct is a patch of dead, dying, or ...