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After addressing the SCAD, people are often treated with typical post-heart attack care, though people who are pregnant may need altered therapy due to the possibility of some teratogenic cardiac medications affecting fetal development. [17] Depending on the clinical situation, providers may screen for associated connective tissue diseases. [17]
A papillary fibroelastoma is a primary tumor of the heart that typically involves one of the heart valves. [1] Papillary fibroelastomas, while considered uncommon, make up about 10 percent of all primary tumors of the heart. [2] They are the third most common type of primary tumor of the heart, [3] behind cardiac myxomas and cardiac lipomas.
The most common cause of myocardial rupture is a recent myocardial infarction, with the rupture typically occurring three to five days after infarction. [3] Other causes of rupture include cardiac trauma, endocarditis (infection of the heart), [4] [5] cardiac tumors, infiltrative diseases of the heart, [4] and aortic dissection. [citation needed]
A myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, often result in the formation of fibrosis. [2] A myocardial infarction is an ischemic event, or a restriction of blood flow to body tissue, such as by atherothrombosis. [4] Without blood flow to the myocardium, it is deprived of oxygen, causing tissue death and irreversible damage. [5]
Coronary sinus thrombosis as a severe complication after procedures. [8] The coronary sinus is the venous counterpart to the coronary arteries, where de-oxygenated blood returns from heart tissue. A large thrombus here slows overall blood circulation to heart tissue as well as may mechanically compress a coronary artery. [8]
5–10 days (including 'siderophages') 10 days to 2 months: Vessel/endothelial sprouts* 5–10 days: 10 days–4 weeks: 4 weeks: disappearance of capillaries; some large dilated vessels persist: Fibroblast and young collagen* 5–10 days: 2–4 weeks: After 4 weeks; depends on size of infarction; Dense fibrosis: 4 weeks: 2–3 months: No
The most serious risks are death, stroke, ventricular fibrillation (non-sustained ventricular tachycardia is common), myocardial infarction (heart attack, MI), and aortic dissection. A heart attack during or shortly after the procedure occurs in 0.3% of cases; this may require emergency coronary artery bypass surgery. [13] Heart muscle injury ...
[10] [23] In those with stable CAD it is unclear if PCI or CABG in addition to the other treatments improves life expectancy or decreases heart attack risk. [24] In 2015, CAD affected 110 million people and resulted in 8.9 million deaths. [11] [12] It makes up 15.6% of all deaths, making it the most common cause of death globally. [12]