Takotsubo’s Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Kartagener’s Syndrome by Luis W. Dominguez, Robert P. Doggette, Fernando Gonzalez-Ibarra, Imam H. Shaik, Amer K. Syed

“…ECG and troponins indicated an acute myocardial infarction. Ventriculography confirmed dyskinesia of the left ventricle, with an EF of 25%. …”
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Research progress on coronary slow flow or no-reflow of coronary heart disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention surgery by Mengdi Wang, Min Zeng

“…Coronary heart disease (CHD), a prevalent cardiovascular disorder, poses a significant threat to human health.Particularly, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with a higher mortality rate.Timely and effective revascularization of the culprit vessels is crucial.Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a preferred and critical treatment modality for STEMI patients, effectively addressing vascular obstruction.However, a subset of patients experiences coronary slow flow (CSF) or no-reflow (NR) postoperatively, which severely impacts their prognosis.This article provides a comprehensive review of the definition, diagnosis, epidemiology, predictive factors, mechanisms, and treatment of CSF/NR, aiming to offer guidance for the clinical management of these complications following PCI in CHD patients.…”
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Esmolol Use in Dual Axis Defibrillation Resistant Ventricular Fibrillation by Ankit Agrawal, Maria Cardinale, Douglas Frenia, Tarun Dalia, Chirag Shah

“…Cardiac arrest in an event of acute myocardial infarction most commonly results in life-threatening ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation (VF). …”
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Role of Heme Oxygenase in Inflammation, Insulin-Signalling, Diabetes and Obesity by Joseph Fomusi Ndisang

“…Diabetes and obesity are chronic conditions associated with elevated oxidative/inflammatory activities with a continuum of tissue insults leading to more severe cardiometabolic and renal complications including myocardial infarction and end-stage-renal damage. A common denominator of these chronic conditions is the enhanced the levels of cytokines like tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin (IL-6), IL-1β and resistin, which in turn activates the c-Jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK) and NF-κB pathways, creating a vicious cycle that exacerbates insulin resistance, type-2 diabetes and related complications. …”
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Motion – Cyclo-oxygenase-2 Selective Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs are as Safe as Placebo for the Stomach: Arguments Against the Motion by Andreas Maetzel

“…This might explain the higher rate of nonfatal myocardial infarction in patients who aregiven rofecoxib compared with naproxen. …”
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Cellular Stress Responses: Cell Survival and Cell Death by Simone Fulda, Adrienne M. Gorman, Osamu Hori, Afshin Samali

“…The implications of cellular stress responses to human physiology and diseases are manifold and will be discussed in this review in the context of some major world health issues such as diabetes, Parkinson's disease, myocardial infarction, and cancer.…”
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ECG Changes in 8-Year-Old Boy with Pulmonary Edema after Head Injury by Bojko Bjelakovic, Vladislav Vukomanovic, Ljiljana Saranac, Ivan Stefanovic

“…This is a case story of an 8-year-old boy with no prior history of cardiac disease who developed acute pulmonary edema with ECG changes similar to transmural myocardial infarction after basilar skull fracture. Biochemical evaluation showed elevated total creatine kinase activity –1,350 U/L with 12% MB isoenzyme fraction. …”
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Optimizing Anesthetic Selection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Striking a Delicate Balance between Efficacy and Minimal Intervention by Kahtan Fadah, Seyed Khalafi, Miller Corey, Jose Sotelo, Ahmed Farag, Tariq Siddiqui, Mehran Abolbashari

“…Recent studies show that conscious sedation has better outcomes in terms of all-cause mortality, procedure complications such as stroke, myocardial infarction, infection requiring antibiotics, acute kidney injury, and the need for inotropes or vasopressors.…”
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Evaluating the Safety Profile of Propofol Sedation in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Variceal Band Ligation: A Comprehensive Analysis by Arslan Shahzad, Minahil Ramzan, Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Zuhair Tahir, Muhammad Zubair Tahir, Muhammad Babar Shahzad

“…The rest of the complications such as perforation, Mallory-Weis tear, cardiac arrhythmias, and myocardial infarction were not observed in any patient. …”
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“Bailout” Endovascular Treatment of Acute Aortic Occlusion by Konstantinos Tigkiropoulos, Kyriakos Stavridis, Ioannis Lazaridis, Nikolaos Saratzis

“…A 37-year-old man who had a recent history of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) 3 months ago presented to the emergency department with acute ischemia of lower limbs. …”
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Multivessel Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in an Unlikely Patient by Waqas Jehangir, Tarek Aly, Kebir H. Bedran, Abdalla Yousif, Mark L. Niemiera

“…One such condition, Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), is an uncommon and malefic presentation of coronary artery disease that can lead to myocardial infarction and sudden death. We present a case of SCAD in an otherwise healthy 26 year-old male who had been experiencing chest pain during and after sports activity. …”
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A review of COVID-19 vaccination and the reported cardiac manifestations by Jamie Sin Ying Ho, Ching-Hui Sia, Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Poay Huan Loh, Nicholas Wen Sheng Chew, William Kok-Fai Kong, Kian-Keong Poh

“…Reports of other events such as acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmia and stress cardiomyopathy were rare. …”
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Cupriavidus gilardii infection following heart failure: a case report and literature review by Yanwen Liu, Jianxin Gao, Jingyun Ye, Hui Han, Haiyan Zhu

“…Case presentation We encountered a case of pulmonary infection after myocardial infarction and heart failure. The initial empirical treatment with meropenem was ineffective. …”
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A Rare Coronary Anomaly: One Ostium Fits All by C. Mihl, B. S. N. Alzand, M. H. Winkens

“…We describe a case of a patient, admitted to our cardiology department with an acute myocardial infarction. A coronary angiogram shows a solitary ostium originating from the right sinus of Valsalva with the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) ventral to the pulmonary artery and the circumflex artery (Cx) following its course retroaortically. …”
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Diverse Spectrum of Presentation of Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon: A Concise Review of the Literature by Muhammad A. Chaudhry, Marcus Smith, Elias B. Hanna, Ralph Lazzara

“…CSFP has a diverse presentation from mild chest discomfort to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. It can also have severe morbidity and mortality implications and can significantly hamper the quality of life of those affected. …”
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Aldosteronism and Resistant Hypertension by Maria Czarina Acelajado, David A. Calhoun

“…Patients with PA are at an increased cardiovascular risk, as shown by higher rates of stroke, myocardial infarction, and arrhythmias compared to hypertensive individuals without PA. …”
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Surgery Averted Using a Novel, Minimally Invasive Approach to Treat Very Severe Radial Artery Spasm by Anthony A. Cochet, Daniel A. Bellin

“…A 42-year-old male admitted with a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction was referred for invasive angiographic assessment. …”
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Long-term cardiovascular outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with systemic sclerosis by Kazutoshi Hirose, Hiroyuki Kiriyama, Shun Minatsuki, Yugo Nagae, Tatsuki Furusawa, Takashi Hiruma, Atsushi Kobayashi, Masataka Sato, Shinnosuke Sawano, Tatsuya Kamon, Hiroki Shinohara, Mizuki Miura, Akihito Saito, Satoshi Kodera, Junichi Ishida, Norifumi Takeda, Hiroyuki Morita, Issei Komuro, Norihiko Takeda

“…Methods: We retrospectively investigated 3,300 patients with CAD who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) without prior myocardial infarction or coronary artery revascularization. …”
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A Unique Case of Cardiac Arrest following K2 Abuse by Saif Ibrahim, Farah Al-Saffar, Thomas Wannenburg

“…To our knowledge, there are no previously documented cases of sudden cardiac death associated with synthetic cannabinoids although they have been linked to myocardial infarction in teenagers despite normal coronary angiography (Mir et al. (2011)).…”
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An Unusual Case of Recurrent Hypersensitivity Reaction Associated with Kounis-Like Acute Coronary Syndrome by Shanker Kundumadam, Vivek Reddy, Sagar Mallikethi Reddy, Pradeep Kathi, Aiden Abidov

“…He responded to epinephrine but subsequently developed a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction with worsening heart failure. Our case is unique in that, unlike classic Kounis syndrome, the acute coronary event in this case did not present concurrently with the allergic reaction; rather it took nearly 48 hours to present. …”
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