MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND DEPRESSION

Myocardial Infarction and Depression

Background: Depressive symptoms are common among post myocardial infarction (MI) patients and may cause negative impacts on cardiac prognosis.35 to 45% of MI patients report depression.Depression is an independent risk factor for MI and post MI mortality and decreased quality of life in post MI patients.The link between depression and MI is bidirec

read more

Arrhythmogenic Potential of Myocardial Edema: The Interstitial Osmolality Induces Spiral Waves and Multiple Excitation Wavelets

Myocardial edema is a common symptom of pathological processes in the heart, causing aggravation of cardiovascular diseases and leading to irreversible myocardial remodeling.Patient-based studies show that myocardial edema is associated with arrhythmias.Currently, there are no studies that have examined how edema may influence changes in calcium dy

read more