An acute MI may be the initial clinical manifestation of CAD in elderly persons, although many elderly persons experience myocardial ischemia for years prior to an acute MI. Unfortunately ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD Ischemia is a condition in which there is insufficient blood flow to a part of the ...

Cardiovascular disease is by far the most common cause of death worldwide, and myocardial infarction is the most common acute event. For those who survive a myocardial infarction, the risk of a ...

SGLT2 inhibitors vs placebo were associated with reduced heart failure hospitalization among patients with history of myocardial infarction.

A series of new studies from the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting exhibit the association between impaired kidney function and prolonged hospital stays, higher charges, and greater ...

An inferior wall MI — also known as IWMI, or inferior MI, or inferior ST segment elevation MI, or inferior STEMI — occurs when inferior myocardial tissue supplied by the right coronary artery ...

The ECG findings of a posterior wall myocardial infarction are different ... The ECG findings of an acute posterior wall MI include the following: ST segment depression (not elevation) in the ...

inhibitors recently has been shown to be beneficial in the treatment of myocardial ischemia. Recently acquired knowledge of the importance of thrombi in acute coronary syndromes and the results of ...