5 results match your criteria: ""Vasile Goldis" West University Arad[Affiliation]"
Importance of H-FABP in Early Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Int J Gen Med
September 2024
Department of Cardiology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, 300041, Romania.
Background: Over the years, troponins have aced the para-clinical tests for confirming the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. However, the rise in their levels is entirely time-dependent, which can cause a delay in the initiation of treatment protocols. Heart fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) can serve comparatively as a better biological marker for overcoming this flaw of troponins, as it is quickly released into the bloodstream once the myocardial injury occurs due to decreased blood supply.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo Be, or Not to Be … Pectoral Angina? The Pain Is the Same, but the Etiology Is Different-A Case Report.
Life (Basel)
August 2024
Discipline of Internal Medicine and Ambulatory Care, Prevention and Cardiovascular Recovery, Department of VI Cardiology, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timișoara, Romania.
Article Synopsis
- Chest pain is a common reason for emergency room visits, and this case discusses a 48-year-old woman who initially refused hospital admission despite presenting with typical chest pain suggesting a coronary issue.
- During further evaluation with a CT coronary angiography, an esophageal tumor (leiomyoma) was accidentally discovered, which was surgically treated, leading to the patient becoming asymptomatic.
- One year later, she complained of similar chest pain again; while it was initially thought to be related to the previous tumor, tests confirmed it was due to coronary issues this time, yet she still opted to avoid hospital admission for further procedures.
Use of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio to Predict In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Admitted with Acute Decompensation of Atrial Fibrillation.
J Clin Med
August 2024
Department V, Internal Medicine I-Discipline of Medical Semiology I, Center of Advanced Research in Cardiology and Hemostaseology, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq. no. 2, 300041 Timișoara, Romania.
Article Synopsis
- The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) has increased over the past 20 years, making it the most common heart rhythm disorder, thus requiring more in-hospital management for patients experiencing acute issues.
- Research indicates that a higher neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can predict in-hospital mortality, suggesting it could serve as an important biomarker for patient outcomes.
- A study at a medical clinic analyzed 1111 patients admitted for AF and found that those who died had a significantly higher NLR at admission compared to survivors, confirming that NLR is an independent predictor of in-hospital death.
Background: Galectin-3 has been reported as a mediator of heart failure (HF) development and progression. Most studies, however, have been conducted on patients with chronic HF rather than acute HF (AHF). The aim of this study was to confirm galectin-3 as a prognostic marker in subjects with AHF and to investigate its possible relationship with left ventricular (LV) remodeling.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Heart failure is accompanied by abnormalities in ventricular-vascular interaction due to increased myocardial and arterial stiffness. Galectin-3 is a recently discovered biomarker that plays an important role in myocardial and vascular fibrosis and heart failure progression.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether galectin-3 is correlated with arterial stiffening markers and impaired ventricular-arterial coupling in decompensated heart failure patients.