LEIPZIG, GERMANY — The routine addition of aspiration thrombectomy before PCI does not improve clinical outcomes at 12 months in patients with non-ST-elevation MI (NSTEMI), according to a randomized ...

In-hospital mortality was significantly lower in patients aged 90 years or older treated with PCI compared with medical management.

Longer follow-up from the TATORT-NSTEMI trial testing thrombus aspiration in NSTEMI confirms the study’s primary 6-month results—there is no benefit to performing thrombus aspiration prior to PCI in ...

The direct thrombin inhibitor bivalirudin is superior to heparin plus a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (GPI) at reducing bleeding in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ...

The complaint at ER triage: Weakness, fatigue, near syncope of several days' duration, vomiting, and decreased sensorium. The findings: O 2sat: 88% on room air. BP: 88 systolic. Telemetry: Sinus ...

Following cardiac catheterization, patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have a higher risk of short-term mortality than patients with non-STEMI (NSTEMI), who have a higher ...

An analysis of NSTEMI patients who undergo coronary revascularization within 24 hours of hospitalization showed an increased reduction in mortality, marking the first time this difference has been ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Routine thrombus aspiration before PCI did not result in significantly improved health outcomes in patients with ...

An analysis of NSTEMI patients who undergo coronary revascularization within 24 hours of hospitalization showed an increased reduction in mortality, marking the first time this difference has been ...

Results of the ISAR-REACT 4 study have shown that combined therapy of abciximab and unfractionated heparin is not associated with a lower 30-day rate of death, large recurrent myocardial infarction, ...

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 ...