

Angina Pectoris
Practice Essentials Angina pectoris is the result of myocardial ischemia caused by an imbalance between myocardial blood supply and...


Sudden Cardiac Death
Practice Essentials Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unexpected death due to cardiac causes that occurs in a short time period (generally...

Acute Myocardial Infarction
Practice Essentials Myocardial infarction (MI) (ie, heart attack) is the irreversible death (necrosis) of heart muscle secondary to...