Publications by authors named "T Chamiec"
Background: Electrocardiographic exercise tests are widely recommended for patients before discharge after myocardial infarction, what justify the search for new variables which may improve their prognostic value. QT dispersion in 12 lead ECG reflects the heterogeneity of ventricular repolarisation. Increased QT dispersion is a noninvasive marker of ischaemia and electrical instability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: In patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI), low serum triiodothyronine (T3) concentration is commonly associated with a severe clinical course. The aim of this prospective study was to investigate whether a severe clinical course in patients with low T3 is related to the magnitude of myocardial injury assessed by echocardiography.
Methods And Results: Out of 635 patients with MI we enrolled 100 consecutive patients.
Article Synopsis
- Cardiac arrhythmia in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) may result from electrolyte imbalances, particularly low potassium levels.
- A study of 204 ACS patients showed that 34% had hypokalemia, significantly linked to life-threatening arrhythmias, whereas low magnesium levels did not correlate with serious cardiac issues.
- The findings highlight the need for early electrolyte assessment in ACS patients to potentially improve treatment outcomes through timely supplementation.
Background: In a clinical setting of acute myocardial infarction (MI), short-lasting and transient anginal pain, preceding the development of acute MI, is regarded as a symptom representing ischaemic preconditioning. Some experimental and clinical data suggested that preinfarction angina may favourably influence the course of acute MI.
Aim: We sought to examine the hypothesis that preinfarction angina occurring within 24 hours prior to the onset of acute MI favourably influences the outcome.