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Author(s): Giacinta Guarini , Alda Huqi , Doralisa Morrone , et al Added: 3 years ago
Although cardiovascular mortality has declined progressively in developed countries, ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and chronic stable angina cause a worse prognosis and poor quality of life and can dramatically increase healthcare costs.1–4 Traditionally, chronic stable angina has been interpreted as reversible episodes of myocardial ischaemia due to the presence of coronary artery disease… View more
Author(s): Lee Chang , Robert Yeh Added: 3 years ago
Cardiogenic shock is the leading cause of death in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Characterised by a state of low cardiac output leading to end-organ hypoperfusion, cardiogenic shock complicates approximately 5–8 % of STEMIs and is associated with a mortality rate approaching 50 percent.1–3 Prompt recognition and therapeutic intervention for cardiogenic shock due… View more