Most patients survive acute myocardial infarction (MI). Yet this encouraging development
has certain drawbacks: heart failure (HF) prevalence is increasing and patients affected tend …

2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes Page 1 2023 ESC
Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes Developed by the task force on …

Takotsubo syndrome is a condition characterized by acute transient left ventricular systolic
dysfunction, which at presentation can be challenging to distinguish from acute myocardial …

Background Troponin elevation is common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, but
underlying aetiologies are ill-defined. We used multi-parametric cardiovascular magnetic …

Myocardial infarction in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease is found in≈ 5%
to 6% of all patients with acute infarction who are referred for coronary angiography. There …

In the late 19th century, postmortem examinations demonstrated a possible relationship
between thrombotic occlusion of a coronary artery and myocardial infarction (MI). 1 …

Many patients with chest pain undergoing coronary angiography do not show significant
obstructive coronary lesions. A substantial proportion of these patients have abnormalities in …

Surveys and registries are needed to verify that real-life daily practice is in kee** with what
is recommended in the guidelines, thus completing the loop between clinical research …

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is the most acute manifestation of
coronary artery disease and is associated with great morbidity and mortality. A complete …

Background We compared the clinical characteristics and outcomes of young patients with
myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) versus obstructive …