Researchers recently presented data on the secondary endpoints of STEMI-DTU (ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction ...

Acute myocardial infarction with or without ST-segment elevation (STEMI or non-STEMI) is a common cardiac emergency, with the potential for substantial morbidity and mortality. The management of acute ...

R. Wayne Alexander, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C., Peter C. Block, M.D., F.A.C.C. If it's a distinct entity, the mechanism of reperfusion injury has not been completely ...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a syndrome with distinctive features ( Box 1) that mimics acute myocardial infarction at clinical presentation; symptoms are acute chest pain and dyspnea, and ST-segment ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TherOx, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on improving treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Identifying an acute myocardial infarction on the 12-lead ECG is the most important thing you can learn in ECG interpretation. Time is muscle when treating heart attacks. Missing a ST segment ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LONDON — Intravenous cyclosporine administered before PCI did not improve outcomes or prevent left ventricular ...

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) ...

Patients with STEMI who receive IV infusion of the beta-blocker esmolol within 60 minutes after successful PCI tend to release smaller amounts of cardiac biomarkers than those given placebo, ...