The electrocardiogram (ECG) is the initial test in patients with suspected ACS. The ECG is the defining element of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Its most important use is in the detection of acute coronary obstruction, and it is the most important, cost-effective, and immediately available initial test in the decision for emergency reperfusion therapy. There is a recent in...

ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. While the survival after acute STEMI has considerably improved, mortality rate still remains high, especially in high-risk patients. Survival after acute STEMI is influenced by clinical characteristics such as age as well as the presence of comorbidities. However, during emergency care ...

UNLABELLED Although recurrent ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the same coronary artery due to acute stent thrombosis has been reported in the literature, there have been no reported cases discussing consecutive STEMI recurring in different coronary arteries in the same patient in one day. Herein, we report an elderly male patient initially suffering from STEMI over the inf...

eperfusion therapy has become an established treatment for ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI), increasing the need for early diagnosis and early treatment. The clinical outcomes of STEMI depend mainly on infarct size, which is influenced by several factors, including the extent of area at risk, the degree of myocardial damage before reperfusion therapy, reperfusion injury,...

BACKGROUND Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) concentration increases in the first few hours of myocardial infarction (MI). AIM (1) To illustrate human HGF (hHGF) plasma concentration during the first 24 h of ST segment elevation myocardialinfarction (STEMI); (2) To estimate the odds ratio of STEMI in the context of hHGF measurements; (3) To describe the normalconcentration of hHGF in healthy sub...

This study evaluated the effect of restrictive filling pattern (RFP) on 5-year outcomes in patients following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). A hundred STEMI patients treated either by rescue or primary percutaneous coronary intervention with an echocardiogram performed within 6 weeks of STEMI comprised the study group. Creatinine kinase (CK) and left ventricular ejection fr...

tissue level myocardial perfusion is one of the most important prognostic factors after successful recanalisation of the occluded coronary artery in patients suffering acute st elevation myocardial infarction (stemi). the primary objective of the present study was to examine the relationship between videodensitometric myocardial perfusion parameters as assessed on coronary angiograms directly f...

BACKGROUND Many prehospital protocols require acquisition of a single 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) when assessing a patient for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, it is known that ECG evidence of STEMI can evolve over time. OBJECTIVES To determine how often the first and, if necessary, second or third prehospital ECGs identified STEMI, and the time intervals assoc...

objective: heparin and enoxaparin possess anti-inflammatory properties. we compared the effects of these drugs on inflammatory biomarkers in patients with st-segment elevated myocardial infarction (stemi). method: thirty four patients with stemi randomly separated in two groups and received standard doses of heparin and enoxaparin. the serum concentration of serum amyloid a (saa), c-reactive pr...