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Acute myocardial infarction mortality in Chile. Thrombolysis or angioplasty Mortalidad por infarto del miocardio en Chile. Trombolíticos o angioplastía
(2011)
During recent decades, acute myocardial infarction short-term mortality has decreased to one digit levels, in the United States. Data from Chilean registries give figures around 11% for patients receiving thrombolysis, and ...
Non-ischemic myocardial preconditioning
(1998)
The reduction of infarct size produced by brief ischemic episodes prior to a sustained occlusion of a coronary artery, called ischemic preconditioning, is a well known phenomenon that occurs in several species, but its ...
Clinical features and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction among patients aged 80 years or older Infarto agudo al miocardio en pacientes de 80 y más años. Evolución hospitalaria y seguimiento
(2008)
Background: Subjects older than 80 years have more complicated acute myocardial infarctions and are subjected to less reperfusion procedures. Aim: To describe the hospital evolution and follow up of patients older than 80 ...
Comparison of acute myocardial infarction evolution in men and women Infarto agudo del miocardio en Chile: Diferencias entre hombres y mujeres en su evolución y pronóstico
(1996)
Background: Gender may be a prognostic factor for the evolution of acute myocardial infarction and women may have higher mortality and complication rates. Aim: To study if there are differences in the evolution of acute ...
Las mujeres jóvenes en Chile tienen elevado riesgo de muerte intrahospitalaria por infarto de miocardio Younger Women Have a Higher Risk of In-Hospital Mortality Due to Acute Myocardial Infarction in Chile
(2013)
Introduction and objectives: Coronary heart disease is the second cause of death in Chilean women, with higher mortality among women, especially at younger ages. The objective was to analyze in-hospital case-fatality by ...
Characteristics, management, and outcomes of illicit drug consumers with acute myocardial infarction Características, manejo y evolución intrahospitalaria de usuarios de drogas ilícitas con infarto agudo del miocardio
(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2016)
© 2016, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All right reserved.Background: Consumption of illicit drugs (ID) has been associated with an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). There is limited national evidence about ...
Nanoparticles for diagnosis and therapy of atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction: Evolution toward prospective theranostic approaches
(Ivyspring International Publisher, 2018)
© Ivyspring International Publisher. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Despite preventive efforts, early detection of atherosclerosis, the common pathophysiological mechanism underlying ...
Preconditioning - A new concept about the benefit of exercise
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2006-01-03)
Case presentation: A 45-yearold
man with coronary artery
disease is found to be in good
condition after his annual medical
checkup, and his doctor advises him to
continue with the same drugs, a prudent
diet, ...
Admission hyperglycemia and mortality of st segment elevation myocardial infarction Implicancias de la glicemia de ingreso en la mortalidad intrahospitalaria y alejada según el método de reperfusión en pacientes con infarto agudo del miocardio y supradesn
(2010)
Background: Hyperglycemia at admission has been associated to an adverse prognosis in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, its impact over the results of reperfusion therapies ...
Exercise preconditioning of myocardial infarct size in dogs is triggered by calcium
(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2015)
© 2014 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.We showed that exercise induces early and late myocardial preconditioning in dogs and that these effects are mediated through nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate ...