Myocardial infarction

This follow-up study would be a prospective randomized control trial much like the original. Because the original Petrie et al. study had some problems with how small their sample size was and with the size of the pool of participants, a follow-up study should use a larger number of and broader range of participants. At least 150 participants should be enrolled in the study to ensure that the data is more workable than in the original study. Although it might create a better pool of patients to…

linings of arteries. Although coronary artery disease has also some non-atherogenic forms (e.g. arteritis, congenital coronary artery anomalies, embolism of coronary arteries, spasm of arteries or diseases of coagulation system), almost all myocardial infarctions develop from coronary atherosclerosis, generally with superimposed coronary thrombosis. [4]. During the evolution of atherosclerotic plaques, especially vulnerable (lipid-laden) plaques, a plaque disruption can occur, which exposes…

getting worse, in the past 6 months he has had daily chest pain leading up to his attack today. The most significant cue that Mr Jones is at risk of a critical event at 2130hrs is his 12 lead ECG showing a ST elevation myocardial infarction and pulmonary oedema. A myocardial infarction is highly life threatening and cause ischemia and necrosis of the heart tissue which will lead to cardiogenic shock if not treated at the right time (LeMone et al., 2014). Death from MI often occurs within three…

heart attack, the most reliable way to rule out this frightening possibility is a visit to the nearest emergency room for appropriate testing. Contrary to popular belief, the overwhelming majority of myocardial infarctions are diagnosed by carrying out cardiac troponin blood tests to detect myocardial (heart) cell death, not from a 12-lead electrocardiogram (Amsterdam et al., 2014). An electrocardiogram (ECG) identifies heart attacks…

Acute myocardial infarction is caused by the narrowing or the blocking of the coronary arteries that supply the heart muscle with oxygen. A myocardial infarction occurs when ischemic intracellular changes become irreversible and necrosis. The patient becomes more susceptible to another occurrence of a myocardial infarction or even lead up to heart failure. Coronary artery disease is the main cause of a myocardial infarction. Many patients that have an acute myocardial infarction often have chest…

which normally pump oxygenated blood to the myocardial tissue in order to ensure that the cells remain healthy and that cellular respiration takes place efficiently (Dulson et. al., 2011). Due to the extensive plaque buildup in these arteries, which concomitantly decreases the elasticity of these vessels, proper oxygenated blood flow is impeded and may lead to several complications such as angina pectoris (or simply angina) and possibly a myocardial infarction…

client’s lab reports. While the client’s creatinine phosphokinase (CPK), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and creatinine levels are within normal limits, her CPK-MB and troponin 1 levels are both elevated. The elevation in labs signifies that MK had a myocardial infarction, which puts her at risk for cardiogenic shock due to tissue damage and necrosis. Lastly, the nurse should be concerned about the client’s history of smoking, as the client only quit smoking one month ago and smoking reduces the…

artery. Generally stents are also used in these procedures to make sure that the vessel remains widened.2 It used to be common for patients with myocardial infarction to be treated with thrombolytic drug, which dissolves blood clots. However it was shown through the study of 7739 thrombolytic eligible patients with S-segment elevation myocardial infarction( AMI), that those patients with…

with normal hearts, or polymorphic, associated with normal or abnormal ventricular repolarization, such as Long QT Syndrome (Pellegrini & Scheinman (2010). Ventricular tachycardia, specifically monomorphic type, occurs in people following a myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack (Ideker & Walcott, 1993), although a person can develop VT without structural heart disease (Koplan & Stevenson, 2009). When it is developed without structural heart disease it is typically a more benign…

Main Question Post: Week 4: Cardiovascular Disorders Myocardial Ischemia and Acute Coronary Syndrome Cardiovascular disease (CVD) persists as the principle source of death amongst the men and women globally, and has claimed further breathes yearly in the United States (U.S) than “cancer, chronic lung disease, and accidents” collectively (Dunlay, & Roger, 2012). Myocardial ischemia and acute coronary syndrome originate with the coronary artery disease. According to Huether and McCance (2012),…