Myocardial Infarction

The spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and the guidance from authorities for social distancing and media reporting lead to significant uncertainty in Germany. Concerns have been expressed regarding the underdiagnosing of...

The first reports of declining hospital admissions for major cardiovascular emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic attracted public attention. However, systematic evidence on this subject is sparse. We aimed to investigate the...

Background Impaired heart rate variability (HRV) is associated with increased mortality in sinus rhythm. However, HRV has not been systematically assessed in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We hypothesized that...

Infection is postulated as a possible risk factor for ischemic heart disease with a spiralling body of evidence. Hepatitis B is one of the most comprehensively investigated infection for its association with ischemic heart...

Elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become an increasingly safe procedure. However, same day discharge (SDD) has yet to become standard practice. Our aim is to characterize the patients who underwent elective...

This multi-institutional study compares the long-term outcome of elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis and an intermediate risk profile undergoing sutureless versus transcatheter aortic valve implantation.From 2008 to...

The burden of cardiovascular disease in women is being increasingly appreciated. Nevertheless, both clinicians and the general public are largely unaware that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide in...

Patients without atrial fibrillation (AF) constitute approximately 75% of patients suffering thromboembolism and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), but evidence supporting risk stratification in these patients is...

Aim To study clinical and anamnestic features and tactics of managing patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) in groups with different effectiveness of resuscitation procedures.Materials and methods Patients were selected...