Ethnic differences in acute myocardial infarction in Singapore

sex differences in acute myocardial infarction

Oxidised LDL in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case-Control Study

Introduction: The metabolism of many fats, including free fatty acids and oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to determine the association between circulating ox-LDL and acute myocardial infarction. Materials and Methods: The case control study conducted on 43 patients with acute myocardial infarction ...

Sex differences in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the common cause of mortality and disability worldwide. Usually women with CAD are older and have more risk factors than men. If they have diabetes, hypertriglyceridemia and metabolic syndrome, they would be at greater risk of CAD than men (1). Experimental studies have shown that gender has an important role in cardiovascular physiology and pathology. On the ot...

Opium dependency and in-hospital outcome of acute myocardial infarction

  Background :Impact of substance abuse on outcome of hospitalized patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) is a frequent question. Available studies show disagreements over its impact, thus we performed this study to find a clear answer.   Methods : In a cross sectional study, 304 patients (include 152 consecutive opium dependents and equal number of independents) with acute MI admitted ...

The Frequency of Cerebral Microembolism in Acute Myocardial Infarction

ABSTRACT Introduction: Stroke is more common in patients with cerebral microembolisms. Frequency of cerebral microembolisms (high intensity transient signals, HITS) in acute myocardial infarction has been reported about 17%. The factors that influence on microembolism after myocardial infarction (MI) are not definitive. Type of MI, Ejection fraction, Hx of Streptokinase is the factors that were...