Background Inflammatory response is an important feature of acute coronary syndromes
and myocardial infarction (MI). The prognostic value of proinflammatory cytokines in patients …

The potential of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for the detection of myocardial perfusion
abnormalities in patients with coronary artery disease has not been fully explored. A …

BACKGROUND: In patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI), increased plasma glucose
levels at hospital admission are associated with worse outcome. We aimed to assess the …

Background: There are few data concerning prognostic markers of acute myocarditis. The
purpose of this study was to assess the prognostic value of initial measurements of creatine …

OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility, safety, and associated time delays of interhospital
transfer in patients with acute myocardial infarction for primary percutaneous transluminal …

A patient with pheochromocytoma was found to have typical features of apical left ventricular
hypertrophy similar to apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy of the Japanese type. The …

Background: Single‐photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) sestamibi (MIBI) is an
excellent tool for detection of coronary artery disease (CAD), preoperative risk assessment …

The aim of this study was to determine the long-term outcome in unselected, consecutive
patients after acute percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTCA) for acute myocardial …

The successful application of single‐lead VDD pacing during the last few years has
generated the idea of single‐lead DDD pacing. Preliminary data from several single‐lead …

Coronary stenting has proved effective in the management of acute or imminent vessel
closure after coronary balloon angioplasty. Stent implantation has also been shown to …