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 ...

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

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 ...

Longer follow-up from the TATORT-NSTEMI trial testing thrombus aspiration in NSTEMI confirms the study’s primary 6-month results—there is no benefit to performing thrombus aspiration prior to PCI in ...

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 ...

Prehospital delays to treatment can increase the mortality rate of NSTEMI patients up to 3 years later, according to new Korean data. While much emphasis has been placed on patient education aiming to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Routine thrombus aspiration before PCI did not result in significantly improved health outcomes in patients with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...