According to the book of Exodus, it was treatment like this that caused Moses to kill an Egyptian and run away from Egypt. 15th Century B.C. Egyptian tomb fresco This fresco, or wall painting, is from a 15th century B.C. tomb in Egypt.
The most common sites of myocardial infarction are in the left ventricle, that chamber of the heart which has the greatest workload. Tissue changes that occur in the myocardium are related to the extent to which the cells have been deprived of oxygen.
To assess the incidence and to evaluate the potential predictors of myocardial rupture post-MI, we evaluated the incidence of myocardial rupture in patients with high-risk MI complicated by left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction, heart failure (HF), or both enrolled in the VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion (VALIANT) trial. 1 of 5.