Abstract:Background: In an acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction, transmural myocardial ischemia causes myocardial damage or necrosis (STEMI). In order to establish myocardial ischemia damage, the current clinical definition of myocardial infarction (MI) in 2018 includes abnormal cardiac biomarkers. STEMI is linked to a greater risk of mortality in the hospital compared to non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. The study's purpose was to investigate and assess the effect of cigarette smoking on the locat… Show more
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