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Identifying patients with chest pain that is of cardiac origin is crucial owing to the high mortality and morbidity of cardiovascular diseases. History, electrocardiogram, and cardiac biomarkers are ...

Chest pain can be alarming, with the potential confusion between a heart attack and gastric pain. Heart attack pain feels like heavy pressure and may spread to other areas, while gastric pain is sharp ...

Cardiac deaths increase significantly during compound heat waves—heat waves where temperatures are elevated both during the day and overnight—according to a new study in Journal of the ...

A heart attack and broken heart syndrome share similar symptoms But the two are separate conditions requiring distinct ...

A series of new studies from the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting exhibit the association between impaired kidney function and prolonged hospital stays, higher charges, and greater ...

A non-transmural myocardial infarction refers to a myocardial infarction that does not involve the full thickness of the myocardium. It was one believed that the development of Q waves indicated ...

In-hospital mortality in patients with AMI can be predicted with a risk-standardized model that includes patient factors, such as age and cardiogenic shock.

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Compared with the use of other migraine medications, use of erenumab did not increase cardiovascular or cerebrovascular risks.