Objective To characterise the relationship between opioid dose and myocardial infarct size in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).Methods Patients given opioid treatment by ...

Successful reperfusion following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) can be achieved using either pharmacologic or mechanical interventions. The goal of reperfusion therapy is to ...

Study Population The study population comprised 24 patients (17 men, 7 women; age, 40 to 76 years; mean age, 62 years) with a first anterior AMI and (1) angiographically documented total or subtotal ...

Background: B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP, nesiritide) has anti-fibrotic, anti-hypertrophic, anti-inflammatory, vasodilating, lusitropic and aldosterone-inhibiting properties but conventional doses ...

Objectives Previous studies have shown that smokers presented with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) a decade earlier than non-smokers. However, no account has been made for ...