Post-infarct cardiac rupture: recent insights on pathogenesis and therapeutic interventions

XM Gao, DA White, AM Dart, XJ Du - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2012 - Elsevier
Ventricular wall rupture represents a catastrophic complication of myocardial infarction (MI)
in the clinic while research has long been hampered due to absence of suitable animal …

The impact of hypertension on patients with acute coronary syndromes

C Picariello, C Lazzeri, P Attana… - International journal …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Arterial chronic hypertension (HTN) is a well‐known cardiovascular risk factor for
development of atherosclerosis. In order to explain the relation between HTN and acute …

Hypertension and patients with acute coronary syndrome: Putting blood pressure levels into perspective

K Konstantinou, C Tsioufis, A Koumelli… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Arterial hypertension is a well‐established cardiovascular risk factor, and blood pressure
(BP) control has largely improved the prognosis of hypertensive patients. A number of …

Hypertension and acute myocardial infarction: an overview

R Pedrinelli, P Ballo, C Fiorentini, S Denti… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
History of hypertension is a frequent finding in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
and its recurring association with female sex, diabetes, older age, less frequent smoking and …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sudden cardiac death: A systematic review

ME van den Berg, BH Stricker, GG Brusselle… - Trends in cardiovascular …, 2016 - Elsevier
Both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and sudden cardiac death (SCD) are
major health burdens. A number of studies have addressed their interrelationship, but …

The clinical course of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction in patients with hypertension

M Rembek, A Goch, J Goch - Polish Heart Journal …, 2010 - journals.viamedica.pl
Background: Arterial hypertension has been documented as one the cardiovascular risk
factors. The issue whether hypertension worsens the clinical course and short-term …

The prevalence and outcome of hypertension in patients with acute coronary syndrome in six Middle-Eastern countries

WM Ali, M Zubaid, A El-Menyar, WA Mahmeed… - Blood …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Aims. The aim was to report the prevalence and significance of hypertension (HTN) in
patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods and major findings. Over a 6-month …

Impact of hypertension history on short and long-term prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous angioplasty: comparison …

E Cecchi, MG D'Alfonso, M Chiostri, E Parigi… - High blood pressure & …, 2014 - Springer
Previous studies analyzing the impact of hypertension (HTN) on myocardial infarction (MI)
outcome reached conflicting results and scarce data are available in patients treated with …

Impact of hypertension on clinical outcome in STEMI patients undergoing primary angioplasty with BMS or DES: insights from the DESERT cooperation

G De Luca, MT Dirksen, C Spaulding, H Kelbæk… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Hypertension is a well known risk factor for atherosclerosis. However, data on
the prognostic impact of hypertension in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction …

Prognostic significance of presenting blood pressure in non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome in relation to prior history of hypertension

D Lee, SG Goodman, KAA Fox, JP DeYoung… - American heart …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Hypertension is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease,
whereas low systolic blood pressure (SBP) is a powerful adverse prognosticator in acute …