Myocardial infarction (MI) is a term used for an event of heart attack which is due to formation
of plaques in the interior walls of the arteries resulting in reduced blood flow to the heart and …

This paper provides an update on the European Society of Cardiology task force report on
the management of chest pain. Its main purpose is to provide an update on the decision …

Aims Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are mostly caused by plaque rupture. This study
aims to investigate the prognostic value of in vivo detection of high-risk coronary plaques by …

HV (“Skip”) Anderson, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair*; Sofia Carolina Masri, MD, Vice Chair;
Mouin S. Abdallah, MD, MHCM, MSc, FACC; Anna Marie Chang, MD, MSCE†; Mauricio G …

Background Prompt diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction or acute coronary syndrome is
very important. Aim A systematic review was conducted to determine the accuracy of 10 …

OBJECTIVE. The most important differential diagnoses of acute chest pain include
myocardial infarction, aortic dissection, and pulmonary embolism. The purpose of this study …

Myocardial infarction is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Current treatments can relieve the symptoms of myocardial ischemia but cannot repair the …

Background Fast and accurate chest pain risk stratification in the emergency department
(ED) is critical. The HEART score predicts the short-term incidence of major adverse cardiac …

Mortality rates due to coronary artery disease (CAD) have declined in recent years as result
of improved prevention, diagnosis, and management. Nonetheless, CAD remains the …

Objectives. Chest pain is one of the most frequent chief complaints in patients admitted to
the emergency department (ED). No study has evaluated this patient population in Norway …