Biochemical
and Bioimaging Endpoints in Cardiocerebrovascular Diagnosis,
Prevention, Therapy and Drug Development
GLOSSARY
To
facilitate the dialogue among the multidisciplinary scientists,
definition of the acronyms and of more specialized terms have been
reported.
Every amendment is welcome.
By: Andrea P. Peracino
Stefano Bellosta
Nicola Ferri
Riccardo Roggeri
chest pain is a symptom of a number of serious conditions and is generally considered a medical emergency. The nature of the pain and the circumstances of it appearance together the medical examination and semeyotic should distinguish angina, the pain of myocardial infarction, the pain associated with a dissecting aneurysm, a pleuric pain, a chest trauma, and other clincal situations
A heart attack. The damage or death of an area of the heart muscle (myocardium) resulting from a blocked blood supply to the area. The affected tissue dies, injuring the heart. Symptoms include prolonged, intensive chest pain and a decrease in blood pressure that often causes shock. Myocardial Injury
