decrease the need for cardiac transplantation. 53 These paradoxical responses have been
attributed to the fact that many inotropic and vasodilating agents enhance cardiac …

Background Cigarette smoking and abnormal serum cholesterol concentrations are risk
factors for acute coronary syndromes, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly …

Despite an overall reduction in the death rate due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the
United States over the last several decades, the rate of decline is less for women than men …

Symptomatic heart failure is preceded by a somewhat prolonged asymptomatic stage in
many patients. The number of patients with asymptomatic heart dysfunction is about 4-fold …

Objetivo Conocer el grado de registro y control de los factores de riesgo cardiovascular
entre los pacientes con cardiopatía isquémica crónica (CIPSAP 2-Definida) y el uso de …

Background: Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) recommend β-blocker medications in the
management of post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients to prevent subsequent MI; evidence …

Pharmacotherapy for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) encompasses many therapeutic
areas, including treatment of the event itself and its possible complications …

Tissue ischaemia‐reperfusion evokes toxic and harmful biochemical processes such as
oxidative stress and inflammation. The aim of this study is to investigate the indices of tissue …

We evaluated antiischemic therapy in elderly nursing home residents with a diagnosis of
coronary heart disease (CHD) using a population‐based data base with over 300,000 …

A patient who has experienced sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular
fibrillation (VF) in the absence of a reversible or transient cause is at high risk of recurrent …