Timely reperfusion for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) can improve survival, but neither fibrinolysis nor primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) is being ...

Durham, NC - An initial dose of 162-mg aspirin may be as effective as and perhaps safer than 325 mg for the acute treatment of ST-elevation MI (STEMI), a new study suggests [1]. The study, published ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Long-term follow-up from DANAMI-3-PRIMULTI shows reduction in events after complete revascularization vs.

It may be safe to omit stenting in some STEMI patients who have adequate flow restored and minimal residual stenosis, according to a look back at data from the DANAMI3-DEFER trial. Yet researchers ...

I was involved in a malpractice case a couple of years ago as a consultant. The case involved an emergency physician who was being sued for failure to make a rapid diagnosis of an ST-segment elevation ...

When it comes to getting STEMI patients treated quickly, US hospital systems appear to be falling short in recent years, according to an analysis of the Get With The Guidelines Coronary Artery Disease ...

Many fewer Americans are falling prey to the most dangerous form of heart attack, a new study says. STEMI (ST‐segment-elevation myocardial infarction) heart attacks have declined by nearly 50% during ...

The latest analysis from The North American COVID-19 STEMI (NACMI) was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2023 ...

Boone Health renewed its Level I STEMI Center status, Missouri’s highest recognition for heart attack care.

Despite underrepresentation in clinical trials of acute coronary syndrome treatments, a recent study suggests treatment strategies and outcomes in chronic kidney disease patients with ST-elevation ...

Findings from the North American COVID-19 Myocardial Infarction (NACMI) registry demonstrate significantly higher one-year mortality rates in patients with COVID-19 and ST-elevation myocardial ...