Extra scrutiny is warranted to identify the underlying causes of chest pain in patients with nonobstructive coronary disease ...

Coronary artery embolism causes acute MI in a small percentage of patients and is most frequently due to A-fib, according to a study published online June 25, 2015, ahead of print in Circulation.

Acute pulmonary embolism is a life-threatening condition because it places sudden strain on the right ventricle of the heart. In a multicenter case-control study, researchers in China found that ...

THROMBOSIS of the ligated stump of the pulmonary vein, with subsequent embolization to the coronary artery, is a most unusual complication of pulmonary resection. This mechanism of death after ...

A randomized trial comparing an intensive to a standard diagnostic approach showed the suspected etiology, in cases of MI with nonobstructive coronary arteries, is often wrong.