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Background: ST-segment elevation on electrocardiography is commonly interpreted as a marker of acute coronary artery occlusion. However, extracardiac conditions may occasionally produce pseudo-ischemic electrocardiographic patterns, posing significant diagnostic challenges and increasing the risk of unnecessary invasive procedures. Case presentation: We report the case of a 68-year-old man with a…

Background Heart rupture (HR) is a rare but highly lethal complication of STEMI, yet the ability of CMR to predict progression to overt rupture in high-risk patients remains unexplored. Purpose To derive CMR-based predictors of Impending or Covered Heart Rupture (ICHR) and to prospectively validate whether a composite risk…

Aim The focus on age-adjusted data might conceal the complex relation of sex differences at specific ages. In this study, we aim to examine sex-specific hospitalization rates (HRs) of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in the following age groups: 0-64 years-old and 65 or older. Methods We conducted a retrospective,…

Aim Trends in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) epidemiology and care at the population level provide insight into the effectiveness of healthcare systems. In this study, we aim to evaluate 25-year trends in AMI hospitalizations, management and outcomes, in the Veneto Region (Italy) population. Methods We conducted a retrospective, population-based…

A 50-year-old man with obesity, dyslipidemia, and a history of renal calculosis presented to the Cardiology department with an infero-lateral ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Emergent coronary angiography revealed a circumflex artery characterized by multiple distal branch occlusions suspected for thromboembolism (file 2), with intravascular ultrasound showing partial recanalization of…

Introduction Coronary vasospasm is a recognized cause of MINOCA and usually responds to calcium-channel blockers and nitrates. A minority of patients develops severe refractory vasospastic angina with recurrent ischemia. Case Report A 55-year-old man presented with resting chest pain and elevated high-sensitivity troponin. Coronary angiography showed non-critical coronary atherosclerosis;…