Patients who present to the hospital with NSTEMI on the weekend are less likely to receive an early invasive strategy than those who are admitted during the week, according to a new study. These ...

(1) How was this issue identified? Starting in quarter 1 2007, we noticed the high rate of excess dosing for heparin on our ACTION site reports compared to national rates. (2) What did you do to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An invasive strategy vs. optimal medical therapy alone after a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in older adults did not affect the combined risk of cardiovascular death or MI, although ...

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 ...

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 ...