Short-term prognostic value of TAPSE, RVFAC and Tricuspid S' wave peak systolic velocity after first acute myocardial infarction.

Objectives: Right ventricular dysfunction impacts the prognosis of various heart diseases. We set-out to examine which right ventricular functional parameters after STEMI and NSTEMI have prognostic value. Of 297 eligible participants, 266 (149 STEMI and 117 NSTEMI) completed follow-up.

PTEN gene & TNF-alpha in acute myocardial infarction.

Background: PTEN gene triggers cells to undergo apoptosis and promotes myocardial dysfunction. Several TNF family cytokines are elevated during acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Their role in predicting subsequent prognosis in these setting remains poorly understood.

Clinical and procedural predictors of suboptimal myocardial reperfusion in primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Background: Suboptimal myocardial perfusion in primary PCI is associated with increased infarct size, left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and higher mortality rates as compared as those with optimal myocardial perfusion. We identified clinical and procedural predictors of suboptimal myocardial reperfusion as judged by myocardial plush grade (MBG) in primary PCI.

Methods And Results: 100 patients with acute STEMI who underwent primary PCI were prospectively subjected to clinical, ECG, laboratory and angiographic evaluation.

Retinal fluorescein angiography: A sensitive and specific tool to predict coronary slow flow.

Background: Obstructive coronary artery disease (OCAD) and coronary slow flow (CSF) are frequent angiographic findings for patients that have chest pain and require frequent hospital admission. The retina provides a window for detecting changes in microvasculature relating to the development of cardiovascular diseases such as arterial hypertension or coronary heart disease.

Objectives: To assess the coronary and ocular circulations in patients with CSF and those with obstructive coronary artery disease.