Patients who started physical activity within a week of discharge for a heart attack have no greater cardiovascular risk than ...

A new seven factor score predicts long term mortality after ST-elevation myocardial infarction in patients who undergo ...

Endogenous regeneration seen in animal models provides a template for optimal repair of the human heart following myocardial infarction. In the regenerating heart, new cardiomyocytes are produced by ...

The elderly account for the majority of medical spending in many countries, raising concerns about potentially unnecessary spending, especially during the final months of life. Using a well-defined ...

Despite the high rate of sudden death after myocardial infarction among patients with a low ejection fraction, implantable cardioverter–defibrillators are contraindicated until 40 to 90 days after ...

Acute myocardial infarction, a heart attack, is a medical emergency brought about by the abrupt disruption of blood flow to the heart muscle, causing tissue damage. Indians and Southeast Asians risk ...

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and 3.8 million men and 3.4 million women die of the disease each year. After an acute myocardial infarction, early and successful ...

Myocardial infarction (MI) – more regularly known as a heart attack – is an acute phenomenon initiated by the interruption of blood supply to regions of the heart, causing myocardial necrosis.

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Anup Taksande, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Wockhardt Hospitals in Mumbai's Mira Road, shared, “The primary cause of myocardial infarction is ...