Prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy did not reduce mortality in patients with a prior myocardial infarction, persistent moderate left ventricular systolic dysfunction and ...

After 100 years, the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) remains the most accessible and inexpensive noninvasive diagnostic and prognostic tool in cardiology. Almost every hospitalized patient will ...

In a recently published study in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers developed and tested an intelligent model for diagnosing patients with occlusion myocardial infarction (OMI). This model was ...

Recent self-reported use of cannabis is not associated with ECG abnormalities; however, ECG evidence of myocardial infarction ...

Part B of ECG interpretation typically involves analyzing more intricate scenarios that demand a deeper understanding of cardiac electrophysiology. These scenarios often present with overlapping or ...

The reason for such a large discrepancy primarily concerns each author's criteria for inclusion or noninclusion of cases in the painless group. Some omit sudden deaths whereas others include them; ...

Key points A 56-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of central chest pain and dyspnea. Her medical history included having had a myocardial infarction (MI) with n ...

Researchers at University Medical Center Maastricht and international partners report that a single shot of the drug ...

A pioneering study by researchers from Finland and the UK has demonstrated for the first time that myocardial infarction may be an infectious disease. This discovery challenges the conventional ...

The Apple Watch could be used to check for symptoms of a heart attack (myocardial infarction), research published in the Texas Heart Institute Journal suggests (via MyHealthyApple). Myocardial ...