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 ...

Among young adults, first ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in-hospital mortality increased from 2011 to 2022, according to a study published ...

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 ...

The effects of regionalized STEMI treatment protocols do not seem to have positively or negatively affected patients diagnosed with NSTEMI, according to new California registry data. The widespread ...

An appropriate duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction that has been treated with guideline-recommended complete ...

The MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, Maryland, hosted a special Heart Month luncheon earlier this year, ...

HealthDay News — Among young adults, first ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in-hospital mortality increased from 2011 to 2022, according to a study published online February 26 in ...

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 ...