Despite the increasing use and success of interventional coronary reperfusion strategies,
morbidity and mortality from acute myocardial infarction are still substantial. Myocardial …

Acute myocardial infarction (MI) inflicts massive injury to the coronary microcirculation
leading to vascular disintegration and capillary rarefication in the infarct region. Tissue …

The incidence of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has decreased over
the last two decades in developed countries, but mortality from STEMI despite widespread …

Cardioprotection aims at infarct size reduction and improvement of clinical outcome from
myocardial infarction. The translation of cardioprotection from preclinical and promising …

Remodelling is a response of the myocardium and vasculature to a range of potentially
noxious haemodynamic, metabolic, and inflammatory stimuli. Remodelling is initially …

The success of a primary percutaneous intervention (PCI) in the setting of ST elevation
myocardial infarction depends on the functional and structural integrity of coronary …

Obstructive disease of the epicardial coronary arteries was recognized as the cause of
angina pectoris> 2 centuries ago, and sudden thrombotic occlusion of an epicardial …

Iron is an essential mineral participating in different functions of the organism under
physiological conditions. Numerous biological processes, such as oxygen and lipid …

The coronary circulation is both culprit and victim of acute myocardial infarction. The rupture
of an epicardial atherosclerotic plaque with superimposed thrombosis causes coronary …

Background: Although the prognostic value of findings from cardiac magnetic resonance
(CMR) imaging has been established in single-center center studies in patients with ST …