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 ...

Bethesda, MD and Dallas, TX - The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) have updated practice guidelines to hone the management of patients with unstable angina ...

BELGRADE, SERBIA — "Immediate" bested "delayed" with respect to timing of invasive management of stabilized non-ST-segment-elevation MI (NSTEMI) in a small single-center randomized trial [1]. The ...

In patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), routine use of a strategy involving angiography and, when necessary, revascularization can reduce both short- and long-term ...

SENIOR-RITA subgroup data showed primary composite events in 37.7% with invasive therapy versus 29.4% with conservative care among frail patients (HR 1.21; 95% CI, 0.88-1.67). Cardiovascular death was ...

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 ...

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 ...

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have jointly released revised Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Unstable Angina (UA)/Non-ST- Elevation Myocardial ...

The comparative efficacy of various anticoagulation strategies has not been clearly established in patients with acute myocardial infarction who are undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) ...

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 ...