Acute Myocardial Infarction

by Vanessa Capuano and Diógenes Maronezzi

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is characterised by ischaemic damage to heart muscle tissue following thrombosis or vasospasm over an atherosclerotic plaque, and is responsible for 12 million deaths worldwide. Most deaths occur within the first few hours of symptoms, which worsen over time. Stem cell therapy has been used in patients with significant loss of heart function as a result of myocardial infarction, highlighting the advantage of using...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6206330338
• ISBN13: 9786206330332
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"