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5 maj 2021 · Myocardial ischemia occurs when blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardium) is obstructed by a partial or complete blockage of a coronary artery by a buildup of plaques (atherosclerosis). If the plaques rupture, you can have a heart attack (myocardial infarction).
27 maj 2023 · Statins include atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol XL), lovastatin (Altoprev), pitavastatin (Livalo), pravastatin, rosuvastatin (Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor). Having too much cholesterol in the blood increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Statins block an enzyme the liver needs to make cholesterol.
28 wrz 2023 · For many people, the only signs of possible septal infarct are the heart attack symptoms that caused it. Common heart attack symptoms include: chest pain or pressure; irregular...
Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction include papillary muscle rupture with severe mitral regurgitation, ventricular septal rupture with acute ventricular septal defect, acute and subacute free-wall rupture, and hemodynamically significant right ventricular infarction.
16 kwi 2024 · A silent heart attack is a heart attack that has few, if any, symptoms or has symptoms not recognized as a heart attack. A silent heart attack might not cause chest pain or shortness of breath, which are typically linked to a heart attack. People who have a silent heart attack might not know it.
9 gru 2020 · In this issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Bell et al 4 have identified an association between PPI use, in an exposure-dependent manner, and adverse cardiovascular outcomes, defined as development of stroke, coronary heart disease, or heart failure.
Nausea and vomiting occur in almost 40% of patients with transmural infarction in contrast to less than 5% of patients with unstable angina or subendocardial infarction. 5 Other common associated symptoms include profuse diaphoresis from imbalance of the autonomic nervous system, a sensation of terror or impending doom, and syncope. The ...
