Major cardiac complication such as acute myocardial infarction can occur unexpectedly in patients without risk factors. We experienced cardiac arrest due to an unexpected acute myocardial infarction in a patient without any risk factors during head and neck reconstructive surgery. The patient was diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction after return of spontaneous circulation. With immediate ...

BACKGROUND To ascertain the effect of the intravenous administration of magnesium in acute myocardial infarction on the frequency of arrhythmias and mortality, a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials was performed. METHODS AND RESULTS The study included 930 patients with acute myocardial infarction admitted to primary referral hospitals. Administration of magnesium in acute myocardial...

Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in developing as well as developed countries, and the acute presentation occurs in the form of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or unstable angina (UA)/non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). The process of acute myocardial infarction begins with an anatomic or functional obstruction in the coronary vascu...

In the current study, effects of acute short term administration of fructose on cardiac arrhythmias and myocardial infarction size following ischemia/reperfusion were investigated in isolated rat heart. The hearts were subjected to 30 min zero flow global ischemia followed by 120 min reperfusion. In the control group, the hearts were perfused by normal drug free Krebs-Henseleit (K/H) solution t...

Background: Ethylene glycol is a toxic alcohol which is used in brake fluid, antifreeze, coolants, preservatives and chemical solvents. Ethylene glycol poisoning usually results in depression of the central nervous system, renal insufficiency and cardiopulmonary compromise, while laboratory findings include metabolic acidosis, increased anion gap, increased osmolar gap and calcium oxalate cryst...

echocardiography is a non-invasive diagnostic technique which provides information regarding cardiac function and hemodynamics. it is the most frequently used cardiovascular diagnostic test after electrocardiography and chest x-ray. however, in a patient with acute chest pain, transthoracic echocardiography is essential both for diagnosing acute coronary syndrome, zeroing on the evaluation of v...

OBJECTIVE The present study was designed to determine, in a case-control study of a Spanish population, whether periodontitis is a risk factor for acute myocardial infarction. BACKGROUND Although part of cardiovascular risk could be explained by periodontal disease, available meta-analyses find significant heterogeneity and recommend the need for further observational and intervention studies...

Management of acute myocardial ischaemia is dependent upon interpretation of the 12-lead electrocardiogram. The presence of ventricular pacing and acute myocardial infarction makes electrocardiogram interpretation difficult. This may impact upon patient management if treating staff are unaware of the expected electrocardiogram morphology or do not have a rapidly available means to make the diag...

captopril treatment before thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction attenuate reperfusion damage? Short-term and long-term effects. Int J Cardiol 1994; 43: 43–50. [12] Gibson CM. A union in reperfusion: the concept of facilitated percutaneous coronary intervention. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000; 36: 1497–9. [13] Herrmann HC, Moliterno DJ, Ohman EM et al. Facilitation of early percutaneous coronary ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the completeness and diagnostic validity of myocardial infarction recording across four national health record sources in primary care, hospital care, a disease registry, and mortality register. DESIGN Cohort study. PARTICIPANTS 21 482 patients with acute myocardial infarction in England between January 2003 and March 2009, identified in four prospectively collected, ...