The gold standard for diagnosing myocardial infarction has been the World Health Organization definition, which requires any 2 of 3 criteria: ischemic symptoms, electrocardiographic changes ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. This study was aimed at exploring immune-related genes and their expression changes in myocardial ...

A 17-year analysis found sex-based differences in the prevalence and treatment of patients with ST-segment elevation MI with nonobstructive coronary arteries, but the mortality risk remains similar.

Higher dietary cholesterol intake is linked to an increased risk of myocardial infarction among U.S. veterans, reinforcing ...

Risk of long-term mortality is independently associated with eosinophil counts 5 to 7 days after onset in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

A study at the BCS conference in Manchester 2023 reveals that serious heart attacks are more likely on Mondays. Researchers ...

Risk score derived from cardiovascular reactivity predictive of adverse outcomes beyond traditional cardiovascular risk factors in CAD.

Background The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), calculated from serum albumin levels and lymphocyte counts, is a simple ...

BACKGROUND: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality and are associated with acute cardiac events in the peripartum period, as well as ...

A clinical trial involves the study of the safety, efficacy and/or dosage regimen of a therapeutic intervention (such as a drug) in humans selected according to predetermined criteria of ...

Dyslipidaemias are diseases characterized by abnormal levels of lipids in the blood. These lipids can include cholesterol, triglycerides and high density lipoprotein. Hypercholesterolaemia and ...

Previous research has also linked COVID to heart problems. For example, an oft-cited 2023 study published in the journal Nature Reviews Microbiology found that COVID infections "increased the risk of ...