C-reactive protein (CRP) response was studied in 44 patients with acute angina pectoris admitted to the coronary care unit. 71 % of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI)had positive CRP test while 73% of patients presumed to have unstable angina pectoris had negative CRP test. This test can be helpful in differentiating between acute MI and unstable angina pectoris.

Background: Acute aortic dissection is a common life-threatening disorder affecting the aorta. The immediate mortality rate in aortic dissection is as high as 1% per hour over the first several hours, making early diagnosis and treatment critical for survival. Case presentation: We are presenting a case of Stanford Type A aortic dissection in a 58-year-old male patient with a history of hyperte...

A 50-year-old male patient presented with unstable angina in our chest pain unit. He had a history of successful resuscitation after sudden cardiac arrest attributable to acute myocardial infarction 3 years ago. Coronary angiography at that time demonstrated acute proximal occlusion of the right coronary artery (Figure 1A) treated by balloon dilatation and implantation of 2 bare metal stents (F...

background: standard methods for the measurement of myocardial perfusion are invasive and require cardiac catheterization or the use of radioisotope dyes. the coronary sinus blood flow (csbf) is an appropriate criterion for the efficacy of myocardial perfusion. this study sought to measure csbf via transthoracic echocardiography (tte) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (ami) and to as...

background: l-carnitine may prevent the incidence of aki by its antioxidant effects and improving circulation in ischemic conditions. the goal of this trial was to evaluate the impact of l-carnitine on contrast-induced nephropathy in patients undergoing elective pci. methods: totally, the patients were randomly allocated to 2 groups. the treatment group received 1 g of l-carnitine orally 3 time...

Coronary heart disease is an inflammatory disorder of the coronary vessels. With a prevalence of approximately 20% in the general population, it is an endemic problem in industrialized countries. It has been the leading cause of death in the past 80 years or so in the United States. Coronary heart disease may lead to acute coronary syndromes. These cover a wide spectrum of clinical presentation...