DeWood and colleagues demonstrated in 1980 that thrombus in the infarct-related artery was present in 88% of patients undergoing coronary artery angiography within the first 24 hours of acute ST ...

A study published in BMC Nephrology explored whether serum angiotensinogen could serve as a reliable biomarker to identify ...

What recommendations would you offer to clinicians regarding shared decision-making with patients regarding this issue? Dr Granger: Based on the REDUCE-AMI trial results, I would recommend that ...

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) leads to lethal cardiac failure after oxygen depletion in the heart exceeds a “critical threshold” required for healthy cellular repair mechanisms. Without ample ...

Objectives: The objectives of this drug utilization review programwere (1) to increase β-blocker prescribing to fee-for-servicepost-acute myocardial infarction (AMI) Medicaid patients; (2) ...

The onset of cardiac failure after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a serious problem throughout the world. Researchers at Osaka University clarified that the cell adhesion inhibition of ...

As early as 1974, Ibrahim et al. [12] reported on the results of group psychotherapy among 118 patients post-AMI. At 1-year follow-up, CAD events were reduced by 65%. Rahe et al. [13] followed 44 ...

In a study of dialysis patients in Taiwan, hemodialysis patients had a greater risk for acute myocardial infarction than peritoneal dialysis patients. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is more likely ...

The 3 core measures of acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia are the leading causes of hospital admissions and expenditures. Our study sets the benchmark foundation for ...

Ethnicity & Disease, Vol. 12, No. 1, Focus: Ethnic Disparities in the Treatment, Control, and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Related Risk Factors (Winter 2002), pp. 38-44 (7 pages) ...