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 ...

For patients in Canada, 2 strategies may be initiated in the emergent treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI) — primary percutaneous coronary intervention or fibrinolytic drug ...

Table 1. Arrhythmias During Acute Phase of STEMI: Electrical Instability Jamie B. Conti, M.D., F.A.C.C. Assoc Prof of Medcn, Shands Hospital University of Florida C ...

Wide-QRS tachycardia should be presumed to be VT if the diagnosis is unclear (class I recommendation). Cardioversion is always indicated for episodes of sustained (more than 30 seconds or causing ...

A 50-year-old woman experiences jaw discomfort while at work. It increases in intensity, accompanied by diaphoresis and nausea. An ambulance is called 40 minutes after symptom onset. On arrival to the ...

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.

Munich, Germany – August 28 2012: Improved treatment after acute myocardial infarction and less severe patient profile have reduced 30-day mortality over the past 15 years, according to research ...

A non-transmural myocardial infarction refers to a myocardial infarction that does not involve the full thickness of the myocardium. It was one believed that the development of Q waves indicated that ...

Improved treatment after acute myocardial infarction and less severe patient profile have reduced 30-day mortality over the past 15 years, according to new research. Improved treatment after acute ...

Routine use of early angiography and, if needed, reperfusion in patients resuscitated after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is standard of care for those with ST-segment elevation. But whether the same ...

The Task Force members involved are: Frans Van de Werf, Chairperson (Belgium), Jeroen Bax (The Netherlands), Amadeo Betriu (Spain), Carina Blomstrom-Lundqvist (Sweden), Filippo Crea (Italy), Volkmar ...