As the term STEMI implies, the 12-lead ECG shows significant ST segment elevation during STEMI, unlike the ST depressions and ST-T wave changes seen during unstable angina and non-ST segment ...

OBJECTIVE: To study the incidence of and variation in myocardial ischemia over 48 hours in patients with unstable angina. METHODS: Thirty-nine patients with unstable angina underwent long-term ...

If the initial electrocardiogram (ECG) is not diagnostic or if the patient remains symptomatic and there is clinical suspicion for ACS, serial ECGs, initially at 15-30 minute intervals ...

Braunwald et al. [3] state that patients with UA may experience the discomfort of stable angina (deep and poorly localized discomfort in the chest or arm), except that the symptoms are more severe ...

Ability of cardiac markers for accurate and rapid prediction of heart failure after the onset of chest pain has added boost to the <a target=_blan ...

Your doctor may recommend a cardiac-focused physical therapy program if you’ve had a heart attack. The program may last 2 to 8 months. Research shows it may reduce your risk of experiencing more ...

1 Department of Cardiology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK 2 Department of Clinical Biochemistry, King’s College Hospital Correspondence to: Dr Thuraia Nageh Department of Cardiology, King’s ...

The introduction of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) in clinical practice has led to several improvements ... Altogether, 879 (0.8%) of all patients had a final diagnosis of unstable angina ...

Richard N. Fogoros, MD, FACC, is a retired professor of medicine and board-certified internal medicine physician and cardiologist, who practiced and taught clinical cardiology and general internal ...