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Two promising approaches in the treatment of myocardial infarction: stem cells and gene therapy

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

CVDs include coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, and peripheral vascular diseases. The main content of this paper is to explore the application of stem cells and gene technology in the treatment of myocardial infarction (MI). In China, the death rate of CVDs ranks the first in all major diseases.

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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. Hypertension and diabetes were the two most common risk factors identified. were male, with the average age of 56.313.5

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Occlusion myocardial infarction is a clinical diagnosis

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Occlusion myocardial infarction is a clinical diagnosis Written by Willy Frick (@Willyhfrick). Moreover , the patient has ongoing symptoms and has an unexplained elevated troponin, so she is having an MI and the only question is whether it is type 1 or type 2 due to hypertension. A patient with OMI can have a totally normal ECG!"

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Unveiling the threat of crystalline silica on the cardiovascular system. A comprehensive review of the current knowledge

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Specific cardiovascular diseases, such as acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, pulmonary hypertension and pericarditis, were also pointed. SiO2 exposure was linked to an increased risk of myocardial infarction, with potential mechanisms involving inflammation and platelet activation.

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A cost-sensitive deep neural network-based prediction model for the mortality in acute myocardial infarction patients with hypertension on imbalanced data

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background and objectives Hypertension is one of the most serious risk factors and the leading cause of mortality in patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). It is necessary to accurately predict the mortality of patients suffering from CVDs with hypertension. Methods The synopsis of our research is as follows.

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Is long-term beta-blocker therapy needed after a heart attack?

Science Daily - Heart Disease

The appropriate duration of beta-blocker treatment after a heart attack (a myocardial infarction [MI]) is unknown in patients who do not need to take beta-blockers for another reason.

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Association between weight-adjusted waist circumference index and myocardial infarction: results from the national health and nutrition examination survey, 1999–2014

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Multiple logistic regression and restricted cubic spline (RCS) analyses were conducted to assess both linear and nonlinear associations between WWI and myocardial infarction. Subgroup analyses and interaction tests were also performed.ResultsAmong the 31,535 participants analyzed, 1,449 (4.82%) had experienced a myocardial infarction.