The following is a summary of "Low-dose dobutamine stress myocardial contrast echocardiography for evaluating myocardial ...

Poor performance on quality metrics carried greater risk of in-hospital mortality no matter where patients initially ...

Is there still a role for fibrinolysis today? Dr. Antman: Sid, there has been so much interest in primary PCI for STEMI, but we have to realize that most of our patients who have STEMI in the ...

For STEMI patients who have undergone PCI with coronary stenting, it is recommended that P2Y12 inhibitors be continued for 12 months, if possible, regardless of the type of stent used. Prasugrel ...

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The present prospective observational study included 18 patients diagnosed with STEMI who underwent PCI and six control patients who underwent diagnostic coronary angiography without intervention.

De-escalating dual antiplatelet therapy from from aspirin plus ticagrelor to aspirin plus clopidogrel after primary ...

Among survivors of high-risk myocardial infarction, CV mortality has declined in recent years ... particularly the increased availability of PCI. Over time, rates of CV death (incidence rate [IR], 8.5 ...

In updated American recommendations for the management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), bleeding reduction strategies on antiplatelet therapy are embraced, as are non-statin lipid-lowering therapies ...

Unstable angina and non-STEMI can both occur with a normal or non ... revascularization — percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; also known as coronary stenting) or coronary artery bypass ...