March 8, 2004 (New Orleans) — A novel compound that inhibits calcium overload and increases calcium uptake in the sarcoplasmic reticulum fell short of expectations overall, but calderet showed promise ...

SVR with coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral-valve surgery improves late prognosis in patients with ischemic dilatated heart, although perioperative risk is high with advanced NYHA class The ...

The role of endovascular therapy for acute stroke with a large infarction has not been extensively studied in differing populations. We conducted a multicenter, prospective, open-label, randomized ...

Anterior Cerebral Artery Infarction. Axial CT scans. Note the hypodense area in the right medial frontal lobe in the distribution of the right anterior cerebral artery. As the lesion is more than 2-3 ...

Among patients with anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), elevated white blood cell (WBC) count at baseline is a powerful independent predictor of infarct size as measured by ...

Unrecognized MI Prevalent in Older Adults, Ups Mortality For patients with anterior wall ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI), elevated white blood cell count (WBCc) on presentation is ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Results from the CHILL-MI trial indicate that induced hypothermia before PCI significantly reduced infarct size in patients with early anterior STEMI but not across the entire study ...

Early coronary reperfusion for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is critical for the preservation of overall left ventricular (LV) function and improved survival. Despite advancements ...

SAN DIEGO, CA— In first-time STEMI patients undergoing PCI after a proximal or mid LAD occlusion, the administration of a novel mitochondrial targeting peptide failed to reduce infarct size, according ...

TherOx has received premarket approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for SuperSaturated Oxygen (SSO 2) Therapy for use in patients who suffer left anterior descending (LAD) ST-elevation ...

A 53 year-old man developed the acute onset of tetraplegia. On exam, he had paralysis of the tongue and flaccid weakness of all four extremities. Sensation to pinprick was absent below the neck, but ...