Cardiac enzymes are released into the circulation when myocardial necrosis occurs, as seen in myocardial infarction. Myoglobin is released into circulation with any damage to muscle tissue ...

A new study found that cannabis users under the age of 50 are about 6.2 times more likely to experience a heart attack than ...

Classical symptoms of acute myocardial infarction include ... (ECG), echocardiography, cardiac MRI and various blood tests. The most often used blood markers are the creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB ...

Circulating concentrations of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and the N-terminal fragment (NT) of its prohormone (proBNP) are related to cardiac function and have emerged as clinically useful ...

A non-transmural myocardial infarction refers to a myocardial infarction that does not involve the full thickness of the myocardium. It was one believed that the development of Q waves indicated ...

The guideline focuses on two of the associated conditions: angina and myocardial ... infarction). Each year, more than 800,000 people in the United States experience a heart attack.

In patients with acute heart failure, it is unclear how body mass index affects clinical outcomes following acute myocardial infarction.

A new review published in Genes & Diseases highlights macrophage-targeted therapy as a promising frontier in cardiac regeneration and myocardial repair.