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Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction

MedGen UID:
83304
•Concept ID:
C0340293
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Myocardial Infarction, Anterior Wall

Definition

MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION in which the anterior wall of the heart is involved. Anterior wall myocardial infarction is often caused by occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. It can be categorized as anteroseptal or anterolateral wall myocardial infarction. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAnterior Wall Myocardial Infarction

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A Comprehensive Review: Epidemiological Strategies, Catheterization and Biomarkers used as a Bioweapon in Diagnosis and Management of Cardio Vascular Diseases.
Abbas A, Raza A, Ullah M, Hendi AA, Akbar F, Khan SU, Zaman U, Saeed S, Ur Rehman K, Sultan S, Hosny KM, Alissa M, Rizg WY
Curr Probl Cardiol 2023 Jul;48(7):101661. Epub 2023 Feb 22 doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.101661. PMID: 36822564
Intra-aortic balloon pump treatment for patients with acute anterior wall myocardial infarction after reperfusion therapy.
Feng CG, Yang XJ, Fu Q, Wang YJ, Ruan HY, Lu Y, Li XL, Zhang XP
Genet Mol Res 2014 Jun 9;13(2):4280-8. doi: 10.4238/2014.June.9.14. PMID: 25036172
The challenges in the management of right ventricular infarction.
Inohara T, Kohsaka S, Fukuda K, Menon V
Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2013 Sep;2(3):226-34. doi: 10.1177/2048872613490122. PMID: 24222834Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

First-degree atrioventricular block in acute anterior myocardial infarction.
Zabeh A, Jahanafrouz M, Kazemi B, Pourafkari L, Davarmoin G, Separham A
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2021 May;29(4):254-259. Epub 2020 Oct 28 doi: 10.1177/0218492320971489. PMID: 33115257
Unloading the Left Ventricle Before Reperfusion in Patients With Anterior ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
Kapur NK, Alkhouli MA, DeMartini TJ, Faraz H, George ZH, Goodwin MJ, Hernandez-Montfort JA, Iyer VS, Josephy N, Kalra S, Kaki A, Karas RH, Kimmelstiel CD, Koenig GC, Lau E, Lotun K, Madder RD, Mannino SF, Meraj PM, Moreland JA, Moses JW, Kim RL, Schreiber TL, Udelson JE, Witzke C, Wohns DHW, O'Neill WW
Circulation 2019 Jan 15;139(3):337-346. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.038269. PMID: 30586728
Heart Failure Stimulates Tumor Growth by Circulating Factors.
Meijers WC, Maglione M, Bakker SJL, Oberhuber R, Kieneker LM, de Jong S, Haubner BJ, Nagengast WB, Lyon AR, van der Vegt B, van Veldhuisen DJ, Westenbrink BD, van der Meer P, Silljé HHW, de Boer RA
Circulation 2018 Aug 14;138(7):678-691. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.030816. PMID: 29459363
Prophylactic warfarin post anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Moulson N, LaHaye SA, Bertrand OF, MacHaalany J
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2017 Dec;18(8):559-564. Epub 2017 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2017.05.002. PMID: 28501493
Characteristic electrocardiographic pattern indicating a critical stenosis high in left anterior descending coronary artery in patients admitted because of impending myocardial infarction.
de Zwaan C, Bär FW, Wellens HJ
Am Heart J 1982 Apr;103(4 Pt 2):730-6. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(82)90480-x. PMID: 6121481

Diagnosis

Type 1, Type 2 Myocardial Infarction and Non-Ischemic Myocardial Injury-Opinion from the Front Lines.
Alpert JS, Jaffe AS, White HD, Thygesen KA
Am J Med 2022 Aug;135(8):935-938. Epub 2022 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.03.004. PMID: 35341772
Fulminant myocarditis mimicking extensive anterior wall myocardial infarction.
Bhasin D, Deshpande AA, Gupta A, Isser HS, Arava S, Sharma S
Acta Cardiol 2021 Nov;76(9):1036-1038. Epub 2021 Jan 20 doi: 10.1080/00015385.2020.1864927. PMID: 33470181
First-degree atrioventricular block in acute anterior myocardial infarction.
Zabeh A, Jahanafrouz M, Kazemi B, Pourafkari L, Davarmoin G, Separham A
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2021 May;29(4):254-259. Epub 2020 Oct 28 doi: 10.1177/0218492320971489. PMID: 33115257
Heart Failure Stimulates Tumor Growth by Circulating Factors.
Meijers WC, Maglione M, Bakker SJL, Oberhuber R, Kieneker LM, de Jong S, Haubner BJ, Nagengast WB, Lyon AR, van der Vegt B, van Veldhuisen DJ, Westenbrink BD, van der Meer P, Silljé HHW, de Boer RA
Circulation 2018 Aug 14;138(7):678-691. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.030816. PMID: 29459363
Prophylactic warfarin post anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Moulson N, LaHaye SA, Bertrand OF, MacHaalany J
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2017 Dec;18(8):559-564. Epub 2017 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2017.05.002. PMID: 28501493

Therapy

Impact of dapagliflozin on cardiac function following anterior myocardial infarction in non-diabetic patients - DACAMI (a randomized controlled clinical trial).
Dayem KA, Younis O, Zarif B, Attia S, AbdelSalam A
Int J Cardiol 2023 May 15;379:9-14. Epub 2023 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.03.002. PMID: 36889650
Antiplatelet Agents in Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
Kumar K, Golwala H
Am J Med 2022 Jun;135(6):697-708. Epub 2022 Feb 22 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.01.042. PMID: 35202571
Unloading the Left Ventricle Before Reperfusion in Patients With Anterior ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
Kapur NK, Alkhouli MA, DeMartini TJ, Faraz H, George ZH, Goodwin MJ, Hernandez-Montfort JA, Iyer VS, Josephy N, Kalra S, Kaki A, Karas RH, Kimmelstiel CD, Koenig GC, Lau E, Lotun K, Madder RD, Mannino SF, Meraj PM, Moreland JA, Moses JW, Kim RL, Schreiber TL, Udelson JE, Witzke C, Wohns DHW, O'Neill WW
Circulation 2019 Jan 15;139(3):337-346. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.038269. PMID: 30586728
Prophylactic warfarin post anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Moulson N, LaHaye SA, Bertrand OF, MacHaalany J
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2017 Dec;18(8):559-564. Epub 2017 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2017.05.002. PMID: 28501493
Characteristic electrocardiographic pattern indicating a critical stenosis high in left anterior descending coronary artery in patients admitted because of impending myocardial infarction.
de Zwaan C, Bär FW, Wellens HJ
Am Heart J 1982 Apr;103(4 Pt 2):730-6. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(82)90480-x. PMID: 6121481

Prognosis

Post-infarction ventricular septal defect: percutaneous or surgical management in the UK national registry.
Giblett JP, Matetic A, Jenkins D, Ng CY, Venuraju S, MacCarthy T, Vibhishanan J, O'Neill JP, Kirmani BH, Pullan DM, Stables RH, Andrews J, Buttinger N, Kim WC, Kanyal R, Butler MA, Butler R, George S, Khurana A, Crossland DS, Marczak J, Smith WHT, Thomson JDR, Bentham JR, Clapp BR, Buch M, Hayes N, Byrne J, MacCarthy P, Aggarwal SK, Shapiro LM, Turner MS, de Giovanni J, Northridge DB, Hildick-Smith D, Mamas MA, Calvert PA
Eur Heart J 2022 Dec 21;43(48):5020-5032. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac511. PMID: 36124729
First-degree atrioventricular block in acute anterior myocardial infarction.
Zabeh A, Jahanafrouz M, Kazemi B, Pourafkari L, Davarmoin G, Separham A
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2021 May;29(4):254-259. Epub 2020 Oct 28 doi: 10.1177/0218492320971489. PMID: 33115257
Optimal Use of Echocardiography in Management of Thrombosis After Anterior Myocardial Infarction.
Barbieri A, Mantovani F, Bursi F, Faggiano A, Boriani G, Faggiano P
Echocardiography 2020 Aug;37(8):1287-1295. Epub 2020 Aug 5 doi: 10.1111/echo.14808. PMID: 32757422
Heart Failure Stimulates Tumor Growth by Circulating Factors.
Meijers WC, Maglione M, Bakker SJL, Oberhuber R, Kieneker LM, de Jong S, Haubner BJ, Nagengast WB, Lyon AR, van der Vegt B, van Veldhuisen DJ, Westenbrink BD, van der Meer P, Silljé HHW, de Boer RA
Circulation 2018 Aug 14;138(7):678-691. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.030816. PMID: 29459363
Characteristic electrocardiographic pattern indicating a critical stenosis high in left anterior descending coronary artery in patients admitted because of impending myocardial infarction.
de Zwaan C, Bär FW, Wellens HJ
Am Heart J 1982 Apr;103(4 Pt 2):730-6. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(82)90480-x. PMID: 6121481

Clinical prediction guides

Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography With Fractional Flow Reserve in Patients With Type 2 Myocardial Infarction.
McCarthy CP, Murphy SP, Amponsah DK, Rambarat PK, Lin C, Liu Y, Mohebi R, Levin A, Raghavan A, Miksenas H, Rogers C, Wasfy JH, Blankstein R, Ghoshhajra B, Hedgire S, Januzzi JL Jr
J Am Coll Cardiol 2023 Oct 24;82(17):1676-1687. Epub 2023 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.08.020. PMID: 37777947
Type 1, Type 2 Myocardial Infarction and Non-Ischemic Myocardial Injury-Opinion from the Front Lines.
Alpert JS, Jaffe AS, White HD, Thygesen KA
Am J Med 2022 Aug;135(8):935-938. Epub 2022 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.03.004. PMID: 35341772
Heart Failure Stimulates Tumor Growth by Circulating Factors.
Meijers WC, Maglione M, Bakker SJL, Oberhuber R, Kieneker LM, de Jong S, Haubner BJ, Nagengast WB, Lyon AR, van der Vegt B, van Veldhuisen DJ, Westenbrink BD, van der Meer P, Silljé HHW, de Boer RA
Circulation 2018 Aug 14;138(7):678-691. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.030816. PMID: 29459363
Prophylactic warfarin post anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Moulson N, LaHaye SA, Bertrand OF, MacHaalany J
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2017 Dec;18(8):559-564. Epub 2017 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2017.05.002. PMID: 28501493
Characteristic electrocardiographic pattern indicating a critical stenosis high in left anterior descending coronary artery in patients admitted because of impending myocardial infarction.
de Zwaan C, Bär FW, Wellens HJ
Am Heart J 1982 Apr;103(4 Pt 2):730-6. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(82)90480-x. PMID: 6121481

Recent systematic reviews

Incidence and Risk Factors of Left Ventricular Thrombus in Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated by Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Meta-Analysis.
Wang P, Ye X, Yan D, Peng Y, Zhang Z
Med Princ Pract 2022;31(5):415-423. Epub 2022 Jul 7 doi: 10.1159/000525943. PMID: 35797977Free PMC Article
Efficacy and Safety of PARACHUTE® Device: systematic review.
Teixeira RDS, Veras BMG, Senna KMSE, Caetano R
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2018 Sep;64(9):853-860. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.64.09.853. PMID: 30673008
Prevention of Left Ventricular Thrombus Formation and Systemic Embolism After Anterior Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Literature Review.
Bastiany A, Grenier ME, Matteau A, Mansour S, Daneault B, Potter BJ
Can J Cardiol 2017 Oct;33(10):1229-1236. Epub 2017 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2017.07.479. PMID: 28941605
Prophylactic warfarin post anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Moulson N, LaHaye SA, Bertrand OF, MacHaalany J
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2017 Dec;18(8):559-564. Epub 2017 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2017.05.002. PMID: 28501493
Therapeutic hypothermia in ST elevation myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised control trials.
Villablanca PA, Rao G, Briceno DF, Lombardo M, Ramakrishna H, Bortnick A, García M, Menegus M, Sims D, Makkiya M, Mookadam F
Heart 2016 May;102(9):712-9. Epub 2016 Feb 10 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308559. PMID: 26864673

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