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The Widowmaker Heart Attack: Cardiologists Explain the Meaning
Over 80% of these fatalities result from heart attacks and strokes. December is notorious for being the biggest month for heart attacks, with one of the most dangerous being the widowmaker heart ...
Demystifying a genetic disease of the heart muscle
Affecting 1 in 500 people, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the walls of the left ventricle, the heart's ...
Heart4d
Prognostic impact of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with and without diabetes mellitus undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Background The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a marker of systemic inflammation associated with adverse ...
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Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Protocols: Is There an Ideal Protocol?
Is there an ideal myocardial perfusion imaging protocol? In order to answer this question and choose a protocol for clinical use, one must understand the characteristics of the available ...
BMJ18d
Association between deep learning measured retinal vessel calibre and incident myocardial infarction in a retrospective cohort from the UK Biobank
Methods In this study, we validate the association between retinal vessel calibres measured by a DL system (Singapore I Vessel Assessment) and incident myocardial infarction (MI) and assess its ...
BMJ20d
Incidence, predictors, and prognostic impact of recurrent acute myocardial infarction in China
Background Incidence, predictors, and prognostic impact of recurrent acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after initial AMI remain poorly understood. Data on recurrent AMI in China is unknown. Methods ...
verywellhealth25d
Heart Attack
If a blockage is severe, it can cause the heart muscle supplied by that artery to die. This is called a heart attack, or a myocardial infarction. Causes and Risk Factors of Coronary Artery Disease ...
Medical Xpress27d
1 in 10 older South Asian immigrants in Canada have hypothyroidism
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Approximately 10% of South Asian immigrants aged 45 and older in Canada have hypothyroidism, with a 77% higher likelihood compared to Canadian-born individuals ...
BMJ1mon
Stroke and myocardial infarction with contemporary hormonal contraception: real-world, nationwide, prospective cohort study
Objective To evaluate the association between contemporary hormonal contraceptive use and the risk of incident ischaemic stroke and myocardial infarction ... 27 Although the main pathophysiology of ...
Frontiers2y
Immune cells drive new immunomodulatory therapies for myocardial infarction: From basic to clinical translation
The high incidence of heart failure secondary to myocardial infarction (MI) has been difficult to effectively address. MI causes strong aseptic inflammation, and infiltration of different immune cells ...
Frontiers3y
The Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Myocardial Infarction and Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries
Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA ... arteries mandates further testing to determine a definitive diagnosis. Non-ischemic causes of ACS and unobstructed coronary ...