Medscape

Bypass for Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: How Do Patients Fare?

Among patients who undergo isolated coronary artery bypass grafting due to non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), new post-operative stroke or haemodialysis predict a poor prognosis. A ...
Medscape

New Non-ST-Elevation ACS Guidelines: New Title, New Approach

DALLAS, TX and WASHINGTON, DC — The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have issued a guideline for the management of patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary ...
TCTMD

Should We Be Looking for ‘Occlusion MI’ Rather Than STEMI?

Some clinicians say that testing for occlusion myocardial infarction (OMI) instead might be a better tool for making that determination. “We think we should get rid of the term ST-elevation MI, ...
TCTMD

TCT 1: Differential Outcomes in ST-Elevation and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Versus Without Cangrelor

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Open Heart

ST-segment elevation in acute pericarditis and myocardial involvement: electrocardiographic and clinical profiling

Background Pericardium is considered electrically inert, but diffuse ST-elevation is an electrocardiographic marker of acute ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Immediate or Deferred Nonculprit-Lesion PCI in Myocardial Infarction

The preferred timing of treatment of nonculprit lesions in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains uncertain. A comparison of immediate percutaneous coronary ...