In the late 19th century, postmortem examinations demonstrated a possible relationship
between thrombotic occlusion of a coronary artery and myocardial infarction (MI). 1 …

The existence of a universal definition of myocardial infarction—which involves classification
into multiple subtypes—has promoted the use of standard diagnostic criteria across the …

In the late 19th century, post-mortem examinations demonstrated a possible relationship
between thrombotic occlusion of a coronary artery and myocardial infarction (MI). 1 …

Patients with obstructive coronary lesions with a high calcium content (LHCC) have an
exaggerated clinical risk, because the presence of calcification is associated with more …

A substantial number of chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) patients undergoing
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) experience periprocedural myocardial injury or …

Background: In the ISCHEMIA trial (International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness
with Medical and Invasive Approaches), an initial invasive strategy did not significantly …

Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)-related myonecrosis is frequent and
can affect the long-term prognosis of patients. To our knowledge, ticagrelor has not been …

Aims The prognostic importance of cardiac procedural myocardial injury and myocardial
infarction (MI) in chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) patients undergoing elective …

Background Definitions of periprocedural myocardial infarction (MI) differ with respect to
biomarker threshold as well as ancillary criteria for myocardial ischemia and are limited in …

Periprocedural myocardial injury and myocardial infarction (MI) are not infrequent
complications of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and are associated with greater …