Kinesiophobia and Associated Factors in Patients With Myocardial Infarction.

Kinesiophobia is a well-known barrier to positive clinical outcomes among patients with various diseases, but there remain few comprehensive studies of kinesiophobia among patients with myocardial infarction (MI). In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the presence of kinesiophobia and its relationship with clinical outcomes among 42 patients with MI who completed the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia Swedish Version for Heart (TSK-SV Heart) the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF), the Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) Dyspnea Scale, the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), and the MacNew Heart Disease Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire. The participants' mean TSK-SV Heart score was 39.

Lead related atrial perforation mimicking inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction.

ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a life-threatening clinical condition that requires immediate intervention, mostly caused by complete occlusion of epicardial vessels. Other diseases such as myocarditis, pericarditis, electrolyte disturbance, and early repolarization may mimic. We present a rare case of atrial lead-related atrial perforation which mimics inferior STEMI.

The predictive value of electrocardiographic polarization parameters on appropriate ICD shock in primary prevention heart failure patients.

Object: The effect of frontal QRS-T angle, Tp-e and Tp-e/QT ratio on cardiac events have been shown in many studies. In this study, we aimed to determine the prognostic value of frontal QRS-T angle, TPe and Tp-e/QT ratio on ICD shock in patients who had ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) implanted due to heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).

Material And Method: 158 patients with HFrEF who had previous ICD implantation were retrospectively analyzed.