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 ...

Mineralocorticoid-receptor antagonists (MRAs) have been shown to reduce adverse cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Preliminary data ...

In the POST trial, mechanical ischaemic postconditioning did not have a significant cardioprotective effect in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. However, the sample size, the ...

Whether a conservative strategy of medical therapy alone or a strategy of medical therapy plus invasive treatment is more beneficial in older adults with non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ...

Cardiovascular complications, including substantial myocardial necrosis, may occur after asymptomatic or mild infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Evaluation of ...

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 ...

Most trials that have shown a benefit of beta-blocker treatment after myocardial infarction included patients with large myocardial infarctions and were conducted in an era before modern ...