In patients with acute stroke and a large infarct of unrestricted size, thrombectomy and medical care led to better functional outcomes and lower mortality compared with medical care alone, the ...

The literature examining the utility of beta blockers in the setting of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) to limit infarct size has produced conflicting results within and across treatment eras. Animal ...

June 14, 2011 (Madrid, Spain) — Stem cells extracted from liposuction procedures and then used to treat people with severe heart attacks have produced impressive reductions in infarct size and ...

Contradicting the idea of an “obesity paradox,” where obese patients are thought to have better outcomes after STEMI despite a higher incidence of MI overall, a new pooled analysis of patients ...

Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias often occur after a heart attack, as the scar tissue can interfere with the spread of electrical impulses that activate the heart. Scientists have now developed a ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TherOx, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on improving treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug ...

SAN DIEGO, CA— In first-time STEMI patients undergoing PCI after a proximal or mid LAD occlusion, the administration of a novel mitochondrial targeting peptide failed to reduce infarct size, according ...

The electrocardiogram remains a crucial tool in the identification and management of acute myocardial infarction. A detailed analysis of patterns of ST-segment elevation may influence decisions ...

In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to restore blood flow in an infarct-related coronary artery improves outcomes.

Manchester City goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck says she has suffered a left occipital infarct. Roebuck, 24, said in a statement that she has not sustained lasting damage to her brain function or vision, ...