In-hospital mortality was significantly lower in patients aged 90 years or older treated with PCI compared with medical management.

LEIPZIG, GERMANY — The routine addition of aspiration thrombectomy before PCI does not improve clinical outcomes at 12 months in patients with non-ST-elevation MI (NSTEMI), according to a randomized ...

The complaint at ER triage: Weakness, fatigue, near syncope of several days' duration, vomiting, and decreased sensorium. The findings: O 2sat: 88% on room air. BP: 88 systolic. Telemetry: Sinus ...

The direct thrombin inhibitor bivalirudin is superior to heparin plus a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (GPI) at reducing bleeding in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ...

An analysis of NSTEMI patients who undergo coronary revascularization within 24 hours of hospitalization showed an increased reduction in mortality, marking the first time this difference has been ...

In patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), routine use of a strategy involving angiography and, when necessary, revascularization can reduce both short- and long-term ...

An analysis of NSTEMI patients who undergo coronary revascularization within 24 hours of hospitalization showed an increased reduction in mortality, marking the first time this difference has been ...

Results of the ISAR-REACT 4 study have shown that combined therapy of abciximab and unfractionated heparin is not associated with a lower 30-day rate of death, large recurrent myocardial infarction, ...

Medical Management/Treatment Initial treatment for suspected STEMI and NSTEMI requires a loading dose of nonenteric coated ASA at 162 to 325 mg (unless contraindicated), nitroglycerin in response to ...

BARCELONA, Spain – Monday 1 September: A method for measuring coronary artery blockage in heart attack patients can help more than one fifth of them avoid stents or surgery, according to a British ...

Following cardiac catheterization, patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have a higher risk of short-term mortality than patients with non-STEMI (NSTEMI), who have a higher ...

Electrocardiography is performed in the emergency department to test for myocardial infarction. Image courtesy of Harrington et al. A 56-year-old woman presents to a rural emergency department with ...