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 ...

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 vast majority of patients presenting with type 1 NSTEMI undergo invasive coronary angiography in the US, with most ...

November 11, 2010 (Rochester, Minnesota) — Non-ST-segment-elevation-MI (NSTEMI) patients take too long to get to the hospital once they experience their first symptoms, according to the results of a ...

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 ...

Coronary syndromes vary in severity, ranging from unstable angina, non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the most severe ...

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 ...

...high-risk patients should undergo coronary angiography and revascularization as soon as possible... Invasive strategies are known to be beneficial in high-risk patients with acute coronary ...

Adults with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) or unstable angina who are clinically unstable have coronary angiography (with follow-on percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI] if ...