GUILDFORD, UK — Obtaining an ECG in the prehospital setting makes it more likely patients with ST-elevation MI (STEMI) will get reperfusion therapy and, in both STEMI and non-ST-elevation MI (NSTEMI) ...

In addition to standard STEMI/NSTEMI post care, follow-up care for patients with COVID-19 and cardiovascular complications should include periodic evaluation every 1 to 3 months with detailed history ...

PARIS, France—Among patients with acute MI and occlusive disease on invasive angiography, those presenting without ST-segment elevation on the initial ECG fare worse than those with STEMI, researchers ...

INTRODUCTION The prevalence of total coronary occlusion of an infarct‑related artery (IRA) and its impact on the outcome can differ between patients with non‑ST‑elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI ...

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that mines ECG data and alerts the primary PCI team to activate the cath lab can reduce STEMI patients’ arrival times by as much as 10 minutes, according to ...

Coronary angioplasty improves survival in all patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest, according to new research. Coronary angioplasty improves survival in all patients with out of hospital ...

Unrecognized MI Prevalent in Older Adults, Ups Mortality Evidence-based therapies are increasingly being used to treat patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and ...

I was involved in a malpractice case a couple of years ago as a consultant. The case involved an emergency physician who was being sued for failure to make a rapid diagnosis of an ST-segment elevation ...

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 ...

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 ...