Distinct populations of stretch‐sensitive mechanoreceptors attached to myelinated vagal
afferents are found in the heart and adjoining coronary and pulmonary circulations …

Summary Plasma 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT; serotonin), released from blood platelets,
plays a major role in the human cardiovascular system. Besides the effect of endogenous …

Introduction Cannabis use is known to be associated with significant cardiovascular
morbidity. We describe three cases of cannabis-related malignant arrhythmias, who …

Background To diagnose left main trunk (LMT) infarction by 12-lead standard
electrocardiogram (ECG) is an important emergency technique, but the features in LMT …

Complete atrioventricular (AV) block is known to be reversible in some cases of acute
inferior wall myocardial infarction (MI). The reversibility of high-grade AV block in non-MI …

Ventricular enlargement and heart failure are common in patients who survive a myocardial
infarction (MI). There is striking variability in the degree of post-infarction ventricular …

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is very high worldwide. According to the World
Health Organization in 2000 the worldwide prevalence of DM was 171,000,000. Diabetic …

Methods We conducted an observational, prospective study and enrolled 151 patients who
were diagnosed with inferior STEMI. All patients received PPCI. The clinical outcomes were …

Most cases of sudden cardiac death are attributed to sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias
(VTs), triggered by acute coronary occlusion. Autonomic dysfunction, an important …

We discuss a case of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with simultaneous two-vessel
occlusions in a man in his 20s. The serial electrocardiograms (ECG) showed very early …