Tag: Myocardial infarction
Oral contraceptive use linked to SCAD-related heart attack in a young woman
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in MedicineCase report documents acute myocardial infarction from spontaneous coronary artery dissection in 32-year-old woman using oral contraceptives, with successful conservative management.
Isolated CAE in MI linked to more recurrent events
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in CardiologyIsolated diffuse coronary artery ectasia increases recurrent MI and stent thrombosis risk. Index artery events occur more frequently in affected patients.
Periodontitis is linked with higher acute myocardial infarction risk
Systematic review confirms periodontitis increases acute myocardial infarction risk by 84%, with radiographic bone loss showing strongest association independent of traditional cardiovascular factors.
Left anterior descending artery spasm caused a large anterior myocardial infarction
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in CardiologyRare case of extensive anterior wall myocardial infarction caused by left anterior descending artery spasm without coronary obstruction, diagnosed using cardiac MRI and OCT imaging.
