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Management of acute coronary syndrome in resource-limited set up: a summary of 4-year review of two hospitals in Ethiopia

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

IntroductionAcute coronary syndrome refers to a group of diseases characterized by sudden, decreased blood supply to the heart muscle that results in cell death, also known as acute myocardial infarction. The majority of patients (67.9%) have been diagnosed with ST- Elevated Myocardial Infarction and were classified as Killip class I.

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Case Report: Kounis syndrome associated with urticaria following COVID-19 infection

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

An electrocardiogram demonstrated sinus rhythm with T-wave alterations and a V2R/S ratio greater than 1. Despite this, the patient went on to develop chest pain, which was accompanied by electrocardiographic signs of acute extensive anterior wall myocardial infarction and elevated troponin I levels.

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Chest pain: Are these really "Nonspecific ST-T wave abnormalities", as the cardiologist interpretation states?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

ST depression in lead AVL differentiates inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction from pericarditis. Ischemic ST-segment depression maximal in V1-4 (versus V5-6) of any amplitude is specific for occlusion myocardial infarction (versus nonocclusive ischemia). Am J Emerg Med 2016 5. Meyers et al. J Am Heart Assoc 2021 6.

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Which patient has the more severe chest pain?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

See these 2 articles Association between pre-hospital chest pain severity and myocardial injury in ST elevation myocardial infarction: A post-hoc analysis of the AVOID study Author links open overlay panel [link] 1 Background We sought to determine if an association exists between prehospital chest pain severity and markers of myocardial injury.

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Efficacy and safety of CDR132L in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction after myocardial infarction: Rationale and design of the HF?REVERT trial

European Journal of Heart Failure

Study design and intended outcomes of the HF-REVERT study with CDR132L, a synthetic antisense oligonucleotide inhibitor selectively targeting microRNA-132, in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) after myocardial infarction (MI).

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AliveCor Announces Dual FDA Clearance of AI Technology That Delivers 35 Cardiac Determinations and First-of-its-Kind Kardia 12L ECG System

DAIC

The Kardia 12L ECG System, featuring a game-changing patented technology, is the world’s first AI-powered handheld 12-lead electrocardiogram ( ECG ) system with a unique single-cable design. This is the world’s first AI that can detect life-threatening cardiac conditions, including heart attacks, using a reduced leadset.

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Case Report: Kounis syndrome due to cryptopteran bite

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Anaphylaxis leads to plaque rupture or erosion leading to acute myocardial infarction (type II) and acute coronary stent thrombosis (type III). Outside the hospital, electrocardiogram(ECG) showed sinus rhythm, ST-segment elevation in leads V1–V3, high-sensitivity troponin 2.54 ng/ml(0–0.5 ng/ml). ng/ml(0–0.5 ng/ml).