Peripheral artery disease in outpatients with a recent history of acute coronary syndrome or at high atherothrombotic risk.

Objectives: The frequency and implications of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in some risk groups are not entirely characterized in Latin America. We studied PAD prevalence, risk factors, and six-month outcomes in stable outpatients with a history of a recent acute coronary syndrome (ACS), or at high coronary risk.

Methods: We recruited 830 outpatients in 43 Mexican sites (median age: 64.

Right ventricular longitudinal strain predicts acute kidney injury and short-term prognosis in patients with right ventricular myocardial infarction.

Right ventricular (RV) systolic dysfunction due to acute myocardial infarction is associated with serious complications in the short-term. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent and unrecognized complication. This study aimed to assess whether RV longitudinal strain predicts AKI and short-term prognosis in patients with RV infarction.

[Evaluation and proposal of a classification for ventricular systolic interdependence with atrioventricular plane displacement in patients with first acute myocardial infarct].

Objective: Our objective was to evaluate and propose a classification of ventricular systolic interdependence with atrioventricular plane displacement (AVPD) in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Material And Methods: Eighty consecutive patients with first acute myocardial infarction event were studied. Two-dimensional- and M-mode echocardiogram were carried out.