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

A heart attack is an incredibly sudden and dangerous cardiac event that requires quick action for a successful recovery. How hospitals manage to get patients from door to treatment varies, with some ...

A fresh look at the VALIDATE-SWEDEHEART trial focused exclusively on STEMI patients has once again confirmed that bivalirudin is no better than heparin monotherapy for cutting death, MI, or major ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a cohort of patients with STEMI, a COVID-19 diagnosis significantly increased the rates of in-hospital ...

A new study published in the journal of JACC Advances revealed that recreational drug use detected at the time of admission ...

April 22, 2009 (Los Angeles, California) — More evidence that a coordinated regional approach to the treatment of STEMI patients, with prehospital triage and cath-lab activation, leads to a consistent ...

Hospitals that apply a comprehensive protocol when providing STEMI care stand to improve key process metrics for patients irrespective of their race, data from the Cleveland Clinic suggest. In the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Risk factors for patients with acute MI have changed modestly as treatment has improved, with mortality rates ...

Multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) made modest inroads over the past decade in the United States, a national registry ...

A newly published analysis in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology of hospitalized patients with both a severe type of heart attack called STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) and ...

Background There is a lack of contemporary data describing patients with left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction post ...