Data from the Strategic Reperfusion Early After Myocardial Infarction (STREAM) trial(6) and 5-year results from the French Registry of Acute ST-Elevation and Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (FAST-MI)(7) are evaluated for further evidence on the effectiveness and safety of a pharmacoinvasive approach for patients presenting with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Acute myocardial infarction (MI) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. In patients with MI, the treatment of choice for reducing acute myocardial ischemic injury and limiting MI size is timely and effective myocardial reperfusion using either thombolytic therapy or primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). However, the process of reperfusion can itself induce cardiomyocyt...

Background Extracellular volume (ECV) calculated from T1 maps can quantitatively characterize myocardial tissue, including the severity of tissue damage in myocardial infarction (MI) (1). An alternative approach for measuring the density of MI may be to calculate the relative signal intensity of LGE images.) A direct comparison of signal intensity of LGE and ECV in MI has not been carried out. ...

Background and Objective: Acute myocardial infarction (MI) is caused due to coronary artery occlusion and divided into two forms of ST-elevation (STEMI) and non-ST-elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction. This study aimed to determine the success rate of treatment with primary PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) versus thrombolysis in the establishment of perfusion and to evaluate the sho...

conclusions lithium intoxication should be considered in the differential diagnosis, especially in elderly patients on lithium therapy who are admitted to the emergency department with chest pain. case presentation a 62-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department due to weakness and acute chest pain. her ecg revealed st elevation in leads di, avl and v5-6, with a ventricular rate of...

introduction: to investigate 28 days survival rate following first acute myocardial infarction (ami) associated with the presence of classical risk factors and treatment modalities in gorgan, north of iran. materials and methods: our cohort including all patients hospitalized due to ami from 2010 to 2013. data were collected on demographic, prophylactic drugs and classical coronary risk factors...