Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction is estimated to occur in more than 500,000 people in the US every year. With the introduction of reperfusion therapy by fibrinolysis or primary ...

Routine intracoronary thrombus aspiration before primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has not been proved to reduce ...

The main finding of our study is that STEMI patients with MVD benefited from non-IRA PCI during the index hospitalization in terms of a lower rate of rehospitalization due to both cardiac and ...

Data from the Recently Published GENIA Study Show that Genous Is Associated with Low Rates of Stent Thrombosis and Target Lesion Revascularization HONG KONG, OrbusNeich today reported clinical data ...

Successful reperfusion following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) can be achieved using either pharmacologic or mechanical interventions. The goal of reperfusion therapy is to ...

TCT 776: Assessment of A Combination of Bedside Lung Ultrasound and Velocity-Time Integral (VTI) to Predict Mortality in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Receive the the latest news, research, and ...

The most serious form of the acute coronary syndrome, ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, or STEMI, most often results from complete thrombotic occlusion of a major epicardial coronary artery.

Current guidelines for the treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction recommend a door-to-balloon time of 90 minutes or less for patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary ...

Introduction: Despite improvements in cardiovascular care, sex disparities persist in the outcomes of patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Objectives: This ...

Type 1 MI, Type 2 MI, and non-ischemic myocardial injury, as this affects diagnostic coding and reimbursement.

While outcomes for ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction has significantly decreased over the last years, patients presenting with non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS) ...