This study is reminiscent of a 2009 publication by Jayroe and colleagues [1] in which researchers asked 15 experienced cardiologists to interpret 116 ECGs for evidence of STEMI. In that study, only 8 ...

Sooner was not better when using ECG to determine candidates for urgent coronary angiography after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), according to the PEACE study from Europe. The earlier the ECG ...

A man in his mid-70s with a history of peripheral arterial disease, but no known heart disease, presents to the emergency department (ED) with 1 to 2 hours of nonradiating, slightly pleuritic, ...

More than one-third of patients referred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) from the emergency department do not have ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), according to ...

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 ...

April 22, 2009 (Los Angeles, California) — More evidence that a coordinated regional approach to the treatment of STEMI patients, with prehospital triage and cath-lab activation, leads to a consistent ...

Patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) who receive an electrocardiogram (ECG) prior to arriving at the hospital have lower 30-day mortality compared with those who do not, according to a ...

To achieve timely restoration of coronary flow in patients with acute myocardial infarction, the decision to call in the cardiac catheterization team has moved ever earlier, and is often made before ...