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 ...

Background Despite advances in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) management, contemporary data assessing long-term prognosis ...

The American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) have issued new performance and quality measures for the treatment of patients with STEMI and NSTEMI, abandoning some ...

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 ...

Unrecognized MI Prevalent in Older Adults, Ups Mortality Evidence-based therapies are increasingly being used to treat patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and ...

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 ...

For patients with either NSTEMI or STEMI, American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines recommend that intravenous unfractionated heparin (UFH) be dosed by weight with ...

(UPDATED) Patients presenting with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated early with PCI have a lower risk of rehospitalization and death at 30 days compared with patients treated in the ...

Introduction: Recently, interest has been growing in lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. European Society of Cardiology recommends a single measurement of ...

The Appraisal Committee reviewed the data available on the clinical and cost effectiveness of ticagrelor, having considered evidence on the nature of ACS and the value placed on the benefits of ...

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 ...