In emergency department, physicians can diagnose pulseless electrical activity, asystole, pericardial effusions, ischemic heart disease, wall motion abnormalities, valvular cardiac disease volume status or global cardiac function evaluating with electrocardiographic findings or using bedside c...

Abstract Introduction: Occurrence of cardiac arrhythmias and myocardial infarction are two main deleterious events that are caused by ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury in the heart. Cardiac preconditioning represents the most potent method of rescuing heart tissue from undergoing irreversible ischemic damage. The aim of the present study was to evaluate oxytocin (OT) cardioprotective effect...

stressful life events may play an important role in coronary heart disease and sudden cardiac death. this study was performed to compare the frequency of stressful events and mental strain in patients with acute myocardial infarction (mi) and normal population. a case-control study was performed on 50 survivors of mi and 50 controls with no evidence of cardiovascular disease, matched by age, ge...