Not exact matches
The ICD Registry identifies an opportunity for the use of medical therapy for patients with prior myocardial
infarction or
left ventricular systolic dysfunction; nearly 25 percent of ICD patients did not receive optimal medical therapy with ACE inhibitors and / or beta blockers at discharge.
In vivo matrix metalloproteinase - 7 substrates identified in the
left ventricle post-myocardial
infarction using proteomics.
Encapsulation allows for diffusion of pro-angiogenic cytokines and growth factors made by the hMSCs while maintaining them at the site of implantationâ $ ¦ Alginate encapsulated hMSCs attached to the heart with a hydrogel patch resulted in a highly significant improvement in
left ventricular function after acute myocardial
infarction.
After a heart attack (myocardial
infarction), inflexible scar tissue known as an infarct is
left while some heart muscle cells remain alive, though with inadequate blood flow.
Shown here are models of an area of fibrosis
left by a cardiac
infarction (top) and the interstitial fibrosis characteristic of sustained high blood pressure (bottom).
Classical symptoms of acute myocardial
infarction include sudden chest pain (typically radiating to the
left arm or
left side of the neck), shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, palpitations, sweating, and anxiety (often described as a sense of impending doom).
The resulting ischemia (restriction in blood supply) and ensuing oxygen shortage, if
left untreated for a sufficient period of time, can cause damage or death (
infarction) of heart muscle tissue (myocardium).
Extensive experience in performing right and
left heart cardiac catheterization, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), intra-aortic balloon pump placement, and the management of ST segment elevation myocardial
infarction (STEMI).