acute myocardial infarction

Anti-inflammatory therapy to treat patients following acute myocardial infarction is an exciting prospect that deserves further translational studies, report investigators in The American Journal of Pathology, published by Elsevier.

Following the death of the singer and actor Julián Figueroa on Sunday night, due to an acute myocardial infarction and ventricular fibrillation, many who were less familiar with his output began listening to his songs and learning about his burgeoning film career.

She described the cause of death as an “acute myocardial infarction and ventricular fibrillation.”

The authors concluded: "We find no evidence that legislated U.S. smoking bans were associated with short-term reductions in hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction or other diseases in the elderly, children or working age adults."

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office now lists Paredes' cause of death as acute myocardial infarction, otherwise known as a heart attack, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.