STEMI patients without standard modifiable CV risk factors face higher 30-day mortality compared with those with at least 1 risk factor.

Because lethal ventricular arrhythmias may develop abruptly in patients with STEMI, the ACC/AHA guidelines suggest all patients be monitored with electrocardiography (ECG) on arrival in the emergency ...

Cutting edge imaging, rapid PCI protocols, and patient centered follow up improving outcomes for acute coronary syndromes.

myocardial infarction, heart attack Even patients with advanced CKD or receiving dialysis appear to benefit from guideline-directed STEMI therapies, according to a retrospective study. Patients with ...

A 52-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia experiences chest pain and summons medical help. Thirty minutes later, in the presence of paramedics, he collapses with ventricular fibrillation ...

Data from the Recently Published GENIA Study Show that Genous Is Associated with Low Rates of Stent Thrombosis and Target Lesion Revascularization HONG KONG, OrbusNeich today reported clinical data ...

A 50-year-old woman experiences jaw discomfort while at work. It increases in intensity, accompanied by diaphoresis and nausea. An ambulance is called 40 minutes after symptom onset. On arrival to the ...

The conventional classification of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) into ST-segment elevation (STEMI) and non-ST-segment elevation (NSTEMI) has long guided clinical decision-making. However, emerging ...

Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction is estimated to occur in more than 500,000 people in the US every year. With the introduction of reperfusion therapy by fibrinolysis or primary ...

Acute myocardial infarction resulting from an occlusive thrombus is recognized on an electrocardiogram by ST-segment elevation. 1 Early reperfusion therapy has proved beneficial in such infarctions. 2 ...

A 61-year-old man presented to the emergency department with epigastric pain lasting 3 hours, preceded by vomiting and watery diarrhea for 2 days. He had a 7-year history of hypertension, diabetes ...