Anyone who has learned to read ECGs has heard it before: "You can't diagnose acute myocardial infarction (AMI) on an ECG in the presence of a pacemaker." We have actually heard the same dictum ...

An acute coronary syndrome occurs when atherosclerotic coronary plaque becomes unstable, leading to a series of events eventually resulting in partial or total thrombotic occlusion of a coronary ...

depending on the extent of coronary-artery occlusion. 1,2 Acute coronary syndromes are initially categorized on the basis of the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), with patients separated into two ...

Chronic Total Occlusion of the Left Main Coronary Artery Revealed by an Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Rare Case from Senegal Introduction: Congenital coronary anomalies are rare but may present as ...

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During the year after myocardial infarction, the presence of multiple complex plaques was associated with an increased incidence of recurrent acute coronary syndromes (19.0 percent vs. 2.6 percent ...

Acute coronary syndromes refers to a group of symptoms associated with acute myocardial ischaemia with or without infarction. It encompasses a spectrum of disorders or syndromes including acute ...

INTRODUCTION The prevalence of total coronary occlusion of an infarct‑related artery ... NSTEMI who underwent PCI and were enrolled in the Polish Registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes. Patients were ...

Platelets are causally involved in coronary artery obstruction in acute coronary syndromes (ACS). This cell type is unique to mammals and its production, which is unlike that of any other ...

TCT 20: Relative benefit of double versus triple antithrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation randomized earlier versus later after index coronary event: Insights from the AUGUSTUS ...

“Percutaneous transluminal revascularization of acute total/subtotal occlusion during acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery or coronary artery bypass graft, any combination of ...