When it comes to getting STEMI patients treated quickly, US hospital systems appear to be falling short in recent years, according to an analysis of the Get With The Guidelines Coronary Artery Disease ...

Many fewer Americans are falling prey to the most dangerous form of heart attack, a new study says. STEMI (ST‐segment-elevation myocardial infarction) heart attacks have declined by nearly 50% during ...

It may be safe to omit stenting in some STEMI patients who have adequate flow restored and minimal residual stenosis, according to a look back at data from the DANAMI3-DEFER trial. Yet researchers ...

myocardial infarction, heart attack Even patients with advanced CKD or receiving dialysis appear to benefit from guideline-directed STEMI therapies, according to a retrospective study. Patients with ...

When reading the ECG of a patient presenting with cardiopulmonary complaints, the most important duty of acute care clinicians is to determine whether there is evidence of an acute coronary occlusion ...

Findings from the North American COVID-19 Myocardial Infarction (NACMI) registry demonstrate significantly higher one-year mortality rates in patients with COVID-19 and ST-elevation myocardial ...

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 ...

MONTREAL – April 23, 2026 – Researchers presented data on the secondary endpoints from STEMI-DTU (ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Door-To-Unload) today at the Society for Cardiovascular ...

Despite underrepresentation in clinical trials of acute coronary syndrome treatments, a recent study suggests treatment strategies and outcomes in chronic kidney disease patients with ST-elevation ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Risk for death was lower with the pump vs. standard care only, but incidence of adverse events was elevated. The ...

It was a sunny afternoon in July that changed the lives of the Harris family. Paul, 46, and his wife, Ari, were shoveling mulch for their garden in Mt. Pleasant and decided to take a break in the ...