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Acute myocardial infarction

MedGen UID:
57611
•Concept ID:
C0155626
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Acute Myocardial Infarction; acute myocardial infarction; acute myocardial infarction (disease); AMI - Acute myocardial infarction; myocardial infarction (disease), acute
SNOMED CT: AMI - Acute myocardial infarction (57054005); Acute myocardial infarction (57054005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004781

Definition

Necrosis of the myocardium, as a result of interruption of the blood supply to the area. It is characterized by a severe and rapid onset of symptoms that may include chest pain, often radiating to the left arm and left side of the neck, dyspnea, sweating, and palpitations. [from NCI]

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  • Acute myocardial infarction

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Cardiogenic Shock Unrelated to Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Barnett CF, Brusca SB, Hanff TC, Blumer V, Kalif A, Kanwar M
Can J Cardiol 2023 Apr;39(4):406-419. Epub 2023 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2023.01.023. PMID: 36731605
Fundamental Pathobiology of Coronary Atherosclerosis and Clinical Implications for Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease Management-The Plaque Hypothesis: A Narrative Review.
Stone PH, Libby P, Boden WE
JAMA Cardiol 2023 Feb 1;8(2):192-201. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2022.3926. PMID: 36515941Free PMC Article
Management of cardiogenic shock.
Thiele H, de Waha-Thiele S, Freund A, Zeymer U, Desch S, Fitzgerald S
EuroIntervention 2021 Aug 27;17(6):451-465. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-01296. PMID: 34413010Free PMC Article

Curated

UK NICE guideline NG185, Acute coronary syndromes, 2020

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Acute Myocardial Infarction: Etiologies and Mimickers in Young Patients.
Krittanawong C, Khawaja M, Tamis-Holland JE, Girotra S, Rao SV
J Am Heart Assoc 2023 Sep 19;12(18):e029971. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.029971. PMID: 37724944Free PMC Article
Acute Myocardial Infarction in Pregnancy.
Gédéon T, Akl E, D'Souza R, Altit G, Rowe H, Flannery A, Siriki P, Bhatia K, Thorne S, Malhamé I
Curr Probl Cardiol 2022 Nov;47(11):101327. Epub 2022 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101327. PMID: 35901856
The interplay between atrial fibrillation and acute myocardial infarction.
El-Shetry M, Mahfouz R, Frere AF, Abdeldayem M
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2021 Feb 2;82(2):1-9. Epub 2021 Feb 27 doi: 10.12968/hmed.2020.0584. PMID: 33646024
Acute myocardial infarction.
Reed GW, Rossi JE, Cannon CP
Lancet 2017 Jan 14;389(10065):197-210. Epub 2016 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30677-8. PMID: 27502078
Association between Acute Myocardial Infarction and Periodontitis: A Review of the Literature.
Sidhu RK
J Int Acad Periodontol 2016 Jan 14;18(1):23-33. PMID: 26764968

Diagnosis

Acute Myocardial Infarction: Etiologies and Mimickers in Young Patients.
Krittanawong C, Khawaja M, Tamis-Holland JE, Girotra S, Rao SV
J Am Heart Assoc 2023 Sep 19;12(18):e029971. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.029971. PMID: 37724944Free PMC Article
Treatment strategies of acute myocardial infarction: updates on revascularization, pharmacological therapy, and beyond.
Saito Y, Oyama K, Tsujita K, Yasuda S, Kobayashi Y
J Cardiol 2023 Feb;81(2):168-178. Epub 2022 Jul 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2022.07.003. PMID: 35882613
Acute Myocardial Infarction in Pregnancy.
Gédéon T, Akl E, D'Souza R, Altit G, Rowe H, Flannery A, Siriki P, Bhatia K, Thorne S, Malhamé I
Curr Probl Cardiol 2022 Nov;47(11):101327. Epub 2022 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101327. PMID: 35901856
Chest pain characteristics and gender in the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.
Arora G, Bittner V
Curr Cardiol Rep 2015 Feb;17(2):5. doi: 10.1007/s11886-014-0557-5. PMID: 25618302
The acute myocardial infarction.
Pollard TJ
Prim Care 2000 Sep;27(3):631-49;vi. doi: 10.1016/s0095-4543(05)70167-6. PMID: 10918673

Therapy

Stem cells therapy in acute myocardial infarction: a new era?
Carbone RG, Monselise A, Bottino G, Negrini S, Puppo F
Clin Exp Med 2021 May;21(2):231-237. Epub 2021 Jan 23 doi: 10.1007/s10238-021-00682-3. PMID: 33484381Free PMC Article
Current clinical management of acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock.
El Nasasra A, Zeymer U
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2021 Jan;19(1):41-46. Epub 2021 Jan 19 doi: 10.1080/14779072.2021.1854733. PMID: 33289436
Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Fu S, Lv X, Fang Q, Liu Z
Int J Nurs Stud 2017 Sep;74:8-14. Epub 2017 Apr 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.04.005. PMID: 28595112
Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction.
Cabello JB, Burls A, Emparanza JI, Bayliss SE, Quinn T
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Dec 19;12(12):CD007160. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007160.pub4. PMID: 27991651Free PMC Article
Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction.
Cabello JB, Burls A, Emparanza JI, Bayliss S, Quinn T
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Jun 16;(6):CD007160. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007160.pub2. PMID: 20556775

Prognosis

Acute Myocardial Infarction Following Hospitalization for Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Incidence, Predictors, Management, and Outcomes.
Rubinfeld GD, Berger JS, Smilowitz NR
Am J Med 2022 Aug;135(8):e263-e278. Epub 2022 Apr 22 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.03.030. PMID: 35469734Free PMC Article
The landscape of cardiogenic shock: epidemiology and current definitions.
Palacios Ordonez C, Garan AR
Curr Opin Cardiol 2022 May 1;37(3):236-240. Epub 2022 Mar 11 doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000957. PMID: 35275890
In- and Out-of-Hospital Deaths by Acute Myocardial Infarction in Brazilian State Capitals.
Abreu SLL, Abreu JDMF, Branco MDRFC, Santos AMD
Arq Bras Cardiol 2021 Aug;117(2):319-326. doi: 10.36660/abc.20200043. PMID: 34495227Free PMC Article
Early Readmissions After Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Kwok CS, Wong CW, Shufflebotham H, Brindley L, Fatima T, Shufflebotham A, Barker D, Pawala A, Heatlie G, Mamas MA
Am J Cardiol 2017 Sep 1;120(5):723-728. Epub 2017 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.05.049. PMID: 28728745
Cardiogenic shock.
Hollenberg SM, Kavinsky CJ, Parrillo JE
Ann Intern Med 1999 Jul 6;131(1):47-59. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-131-1-199907060-00010. PMID: 10391815

Clinical prediction guides

Accelerated -Rule-Out of acute Myocardial Infarction using prehospital copeptin and in-hospital troponin: The AROMI study.
Pedersen CK, Stengaard C, Bøtker MT, Søndergaard HM, Dodt KK, Terkelsen CJ
Eur Heart J 2023 Oct 12;44(38):3875-3888. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad447. PMID: 37477353Free PMC Article
Cardiac rupture in acute myocardial infarction: a cardiac magnetic resonance study.
De Lazzari M, Cipriani A, Cecere A, Niero A, De Gaspari M, Giorgi B, De Conti G, Motta R, Rizzo S, Tona F, Cacciavillani L, Tarantini G, Gerosa G, Basso C, Iliceto S, Perazzolo Marra M
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2023 Oct 27;24(11):1491-1500. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jead088. PMID: 37200615Free PMC Article
Diagnostic and prognostic value of biomarkers in acute myocardial infarction.
Chen Y, Tao Y, Zhang L, Xu W, Zhou X
Postgrad Med J 2019 Apr;95(1122):210-216. Epub 2019 Apr 4 doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2019-136409. PMID: 30948439
Heartbeat: Rule-out of acute myocardial infarction - risky business.
Bradley SM, Otto CM
Heart 2016 Aug 15;102(16):1249-50. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-310271. PMID: 27471189
Internal validation of predictive models: efficiency of some procedures for logistic regression analysis.
Steyerberg EW, Harrell FE Jr, Borsboom GJ, Eijkemans MJ, Vergouwe Y, Habbema JD
J Clin Epidemiol 2001 Aug;54(8):774-81. doi: 10.1016/s0895-4356(01)00341-9. PMID: 11470385

Recent systematic reviews

Increased risk of acute myocardial infarction after COVID-19 recovery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Zuin M, Rigatelli G, Battisti V, Costola G, Roncon L, Bilato C
Int J Cardiol 2023 Feb 1;372:138-143. Epub 2022 Dec 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.12.032. PMID: 36535564Free PMC Article
Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Metoprolol: A Systematic Review.
Zamir A, Hussain I, Ur Rehman A, Ashraf W, Imran I, Saeed H, Majeed A, Alqahtani F, Rasool MF
Clin Pharmacokinet 2022 Aug;61(8):1095-1114. Epub 2022 Jun 28 doi: 10.1007/s40262-022-01145-y. PMID: 35764772
Mortality and morbidity trends after the first year in survivors of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review.
Johansson S, Rosengren A, Young K, Jennings E
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2017 Feb 7;17(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s12872-017-0482-9. PMID: 28173750Free PMC Article
Participation and adherence to cardiac rehabilitation programs. A systematic review.
Ruano-Ravina A, Pena-Gil C, Abu-Assi E, Raposeiras S, van 't Hof A, Meindersma E, Bossano Prescott EI, González-Juanatey JR
Int J Cardiol 2016 Nov 15;223:436-443. Epub 2016 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.120. PMID: 27557484
Progestin-only contraception and thromboembolism: A systematic review.
Tepper NK, Whiteman MK, Marchbanks PA, James AH, Curtis KM
Contraception 2016 Dec;94(6):678-700. Epub 2016 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2016.04.014. PMID: 27153743Free PMC Article

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