A new study published in the journal of Stroke showed that the most common cause of young-onset cryptogenic ischemic stroke ...

Scars from a previous myocardial infarction often produce re-entry circuits ... and unexcitable dense scar is marked in gray. A large septal infarct scar is present that supported multiple re ...

The 13 cases of surgical repair of postinfarction ventricular septal defect reported by other authors are reviewed. The time interval is important and preferably 3 to 6 months should elapse following ...

Mia’s mother Maddie Dearness was told while she was pregnant that one of her twins girls had multiple ventricular septal defect (VSD) , meaning Mia would be born with multiple holes in her heart.

Thus, lytic agents -- which are more readily available -- continue to play a very prominent role in the management of STEMI. [33] Fibrinolytic therapy can be administered in most centers within 30 ...

Arterial hypoxemia was common in 53 patients following acute myocardial infarction. It was most marked in patients with evidence of left ventricular failure. Arterial oxygen tension, however, was ...

mcmaster.ca Objective Approximately 10% of patients with myocardial infarction (MI) have no obstructive coronary artery disease. The prognosis and role of intensified antiplatelet therapy in those ...