Context Cardiac troponins have become the 'gold standard'for diagnosing myocardial
infarction. Elevation of cardiac troponins is noted in patients with chronic stable heart failure …

Background Angina without significant stenosis, or nonobstructive coronary artery disease,
attracts clinical attention. Microvascular coronary artery spasm (microvascular CAS) can …

Objective—Mitochondrial dysfunction plays a key pathophysiological role in type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM). Data delineating relationships between mitochondrial and endothelial …

Background Novel cardioprotective strategies are required to improve clinical outcomes in
high risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)±valve surgery. Remote …

BACKGROUND: A highly sensitive assay for troponin T (hsTnT) has been recently
developed, which allows for the detection of even minor myocardial necrosis with high …

The measurement of cardiac troponin concentrations in the blood is a key element in the
evaluation of patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes, according to current …

BACKGROUND: Myocardial injury indicated by elevation of cardiac troponins (cTnT) can be
observed in acute ischemic stroke patients. Frequency, determinants and prognostic value …

Introduction: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI)(secondary to lethal ischemia–reperfusion
[IR]) contributes to much of the mortality and morbidity from ischemic heart disease …

Objectives: Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), a measure of the variability in size of
circulating erythrocytes, has recently been shown to be a strong predictor of adverse …

BACKGROUND: There is a clinical need for an intravenous P2Y12 inhibitor in patients with
acute coronary syndromes (ACS) for patients who are unable to take oral medications or …