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Impact of preloading strategy with ticagrelor on periprocedural myocardial injury in patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction undergoing early invasive strategy

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Pretreatment with an oral P2Y12 receptor blocker (before coronary angiography) vs. treatment in the catheterization laboratory has been a matter of debate in patients presenting with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).

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Impact of Anemia and Iron Deficiency on Outcomes in Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction

European Journal of Heart Failure

Abstract Objectives This study aimed to assess the impact of anemia and iron deficiency (ID) on clinical outcome in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) complicating acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Blood samples were collected in the catheterization laboratory during initial percutaneous coronary intervention.

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Heart Pump Improves Survival After Severe Heart Attacks

DAIC

Møller, MD , professor in the Department of Cardiology at the Odense University Hospital in Denmark, consultant at the cardiac intensive care unit of Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet and the study’s lead author. “I I think this will be a routine device that will be used in these desperately ill patients.”

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The First 60 Minutes of a Heart Attack: The Golden Hour

Wellnest

When one of these arteries becomes completely blocked by a blood clot, it results in a heart attack, also known as MI (Myocardial infarction). When a person experiences a heart attack or myocardial infarction, they may feel chest pain and other symptoms in different parts of their body.