We describe three cases of dynamic outflow obstruction complicating acute anterior
myocardial infarction. Serial echocardiography suggests the intraventricular gradient results …

Cardiogenic shock after acute myocardial infarction develops according to the amount of lost
myocardium, function of remote myocardium, and the phenomenon of infarct expansion …

Cardiogenic shock has long been a difficult problem for clinicians. The most common cause
is left ventricular pump failure after myocardial infarction, but other important causes include …

Introduction During primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), patients with ST‐
elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel coronary disease can undergo …

Background The 2015 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association update
on primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation …

Background Drug-eluting stent (DES) has been used widely for the treatment of patients with
acute coronary syndrome with or without diabetes mellitus during percutaneous coronary …

Exploring the entire range of recent advances, Atherosclerosis and Heart Disease covers all
aspects of atherosclerotic disease, including chronic manifestations, bypass surgery, stroke …

Infarct size, left ventricular function and infarct-related coronary artery patency were
examined in 108 patients who took part in a previously reported placebo-controlled trial of …

Background Previous studies comparing outcomes between culprit vessel only
percutaneous coronary intervention (CV-PCI) versus multivessel percutaneous coronary …

The effect of coronary insufficiency on the myocardial contraction pattern was studied in 11
thoractomized cats using apical long axis echocardiograms and cross-oriented segments in …