This ECG demonstrates an "extensive anterior" and "tombstoning" of the ST segment seen during a large acute anterior myocardial infarction. This is usually the result of thrombosis of the left ...

Technically, the diagnosis of an anterior myocardial infarction on an ECG has never been validated in the setting of a paced rhythm. However, that was the case in this ECG; there was acute occlusion ...

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

Digitization can do a lot in medicine, even save lives. This is shown by the specific case of an 80-year-old patient in Mainz. The passionate Apple Watch wearer showed up in the Chest Pain Unit of the ...

Myocardial ischemia is a drop in blood flow to the heart. Myocardial infarction, or heart attack, occurs when death or damage occurs in the muscle tissue of the heart due to low blood supply. The ...