Multiple complex coronary plaques in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Article Abstract:

Multiple coronary-artery plaques may occur in patients with acute myocardial infarction. In a study of 253 patients, increased incidence of recurrent acute coronary syndromes was observed in those with multiple complex coronary plaques when compared to those with single complex plaques.

United States, Statistical Data Included, Risk factors, Physiological aspects, Coronary heart disease

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Effect of reperfusion on biventricular function and survival after right ventricular infarction

Article Abstract:

Restoring blood flow to the right ventricle of the heart following heart attack may substantially improve ventricular function and reduce mortality. Researchers compared 53 patients with acute right ventricular infarction in whom angioplasty was attempted to restore flow to the right coronary artery. The procedure was successful in 77% of patients, significantly improving right ventricular function. Ventricular function was poor in the 23% of patients in whom angioplasty was unsuccessful, and their mortality rate was 58%, compared to only 2% among patients successfully treated.

Surgery, Coronary arteries, Heart ventricle, Right, Right heart ventricle

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Coronary angioplasty with or without stent implantation for acute myocardial infarction

Article Abstract:

A stent appears to be more effective in opening clogged arteries and keeping them open than angioplasty. Both techniques are used to treat coronary artery disease as well as patients having a heart attack. Researchers randomly assigned 900 heart attack patients to receive angioplasty only or angioplasty plus a stent, which is a small cylindrical device placed inside the artery. Six months later, fewer patients who received a stent had angina or needed a repeat procedure compared to the other group. Six-month death rates were 4% in the stent group and 2.7% in the angioplasty-only group.

Care and treatment, Stent (Surgery), Stents

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