Myocardial Infarction
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Prognostic value of myocardial infarct size and contractile reserve using magnetic resonance imaging.

Nov 2009 OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to assess the predictive value of myocardial infarct size assessed with late gadolinium-enhanced (LGE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in medically treated patients with chronic myocardial infarction relative to contractile ... Read more...

Long-term prognostic value of ST-segment resolution in patients treated with fibrinolysis or primary percutaneous coronary intervention results from the DANAMI-2 (DANish trial in acute myocardial infarction-2).

Nov 2009 OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic value of ST-segment resolution after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) versus fibrinolysis. BACKGROUND: Resolution of the ST-segment has been used as a surrogate ... Read more...

A three-group model to predict mortality in emergent coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Emergent coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) for acute myocardial infarction is associated with an increased operative risk. For estimation of mortality risk, the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Myocardial Infarction'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Endoscopic versus open vein-graft harvesting. 3 Nov 2009
• Prognostic value of myocardial infarct size and contractile reserve using magnetic resonance imaging. Nov 2009
• Long-term prognostic value of ST-segment resolution in patients treated with fibrinolysis or primary percutaneous coronary intervention results from the DANAMI-2 (DANish trial in acute myocardial infarction-2). Nov 2009
• A three-group model to predict mortality in emergent coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 30 Oct 2009
• Aprotinin abolishes sevoflurane postconditioning by inhibiting nitric oxide production and phosphorylation of protein kinase C-delta and glycogen synthase kinase 3beta. 30 Oct 2009
• Perioperative strokes and beta-blockade. 30 Oct 2009
• Hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers: current status and future directions. 30 Oct 2009
• The Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial completes randomization: lessons learned and anticipated results. 30 Oct 2009
• Acute methadone treatment reduces myocardial infarct size via the delta-opioid receptor in rats during reperfusion. 30 Oct 2009
• Hypoxia-induced expression of bradykinin type-2 receptors in endothelial cells triggers NO production, cell migration, and angiogenesis. 30 Oct 2009
• Ventricular assist devices the challenges of outpatient management. 25 Oct 2009
• ALLHAT findings revisited in the context of subsequent analyses, other trials, and meta-analyses. 24 Oct 2009
• Sex differences in mortality after acute myocardial infarction: changes from 1994 to 2006. 24 Oct 2009
• Sex-specific trends in midlife coronary heart disease risk and prevalence. 24 Oct 2009
• Variation in event rates in trials of patients with type 2 diabetes. 19 Oct 2009
• Lipoprotein(a) measurement and determining risk of myocardial infarction. 19 Oct 2009
• High-sensitivity C-reactive protein predicts mortality but not stroke: the Northern Manhattan Study. 18 Oct 2009
• Clinical benefit of early reperfusion therapy in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction usually excluded from randomized clinical trials (results from the Maximal Individual Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction Plus [MITRA Plus] registry). 13 Oct 2009
• Comparison of prolonged bivalirudin infusion versus intraprocedural in preventing myocardial damage after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with angina pectoris. 13 Oct 2009
• Erythropoietin to augment myocardial salvage induced by coronary thrombolysis in patients with ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. 13 Oct 2009

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Technical information about 'Myocardial Infarction'

Definition: NECROSIS of the MYOCARDIUM caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (CORONARY CIRCULATION).

Descriptor UI: D009203

Alternative terms: Myocardial Infarction; Infarction, Myocardial; Infarctions, Myocardial; Myocardial Infarctions; Myocardial Infarct; Infarct, Myocardial; Infarcts, Myocardial; Myocardial Infarcts;

Related Mesh Headings: Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C14.280.647.500; C14.907.585.500;

Online Note: use MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION to search MYOCARDIAL INFARCT 1966-78

History Note: 79; was MYOCARDIAL INFARCT 1963-78

Technical Notes: do not coordinate with ACUTE DISEASE for "acute infarct"