A heart attack, or myocardial infarction, occurs when there is a sudden reduction in the flow of blood to a section of the heart. Typically, this is due to a blockage but can also occur from a ...

Individuals must also know what to do in case of a heart attack. The medical name for a heart attack is a myocardial infarction (MI). It usually occurs because a coronary artery becomes blocked ...

However, the influence of prethrombolysis BBB leakage on infarct growth has not been studied. Therefore, we aimed to characterize BBB integrity according to tissue state at admission and tissue fate ...

Doctors argue that age-based aspirin guidelines are flawed and urge more personalized decisions based on risk-benefit analysis. A new perspective challenges recent restrictions on aspirin for ...

Researchers discovered the blood vessels at the back of the eye -- called retinal microvasculature -- can show early signs someone is at risk of developing dementia. A new University of Otago ...

The death of all or part of an ischemic organ is called an infarction. Ischemia can affect the heart. When this happens, it's called cardiac ischemia. Also called myocardial ischemia, ischemia of the ...

Strain assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is a key prognostic indicator in myocardial infarction. However, the strain characteristics and prognostic value in myocardial infarction with ...

Objectives To evaluate emergency medical services (EMS) delays and their impact on time to treatment and mortality in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Method We collected data ...

Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University; Hubei Key Laboratory of Autonomic Nervous System Modulation; Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University; Cardiac ...

Objective: To assess the frequency of unrecognized myocardial infarction and identify additional ischemic conditions, as well as to evaluate the efficacy of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) ...