Dr. Antman: Time is muscle and that's important whether we're talking about a pharmacologic or a catheter-based reperfusion strategy for STEMI patients. The sooner we get the infarct artery open ...

Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the leading cause of adult disability in the United States and a major cause of death both ...

Researchers have developed a new therapy that can be injected intravenously right after a heart attack to promote healing and prevent heart failure. The therapy both prompts the immune system to ...

Not everyone is sold on the benefits of early ezetimibe use, especially given the modest effect seen in IMPROVE-IT.

Presiding as session director for the morning session on coronary artery ... Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), can be fatal to people in all age groups. However, if detected in time with the right ...

As a whole, cocaine-associated electrocardiographic abnormalities are well described in the literature (primarily in the form of observational studies, small controlled studies and case reports ...

Initial interpretation suggested ischemia, but closer inspection revealed increased right ventricular uptake and increased left ventricular chamber size at stress, indicative of significant 3-vessel ...

mcmaster.ca Objective Approximately 10% of patients with myocardial infarction (MI) have no obstructive coronary artery disease. The prognosis and role of intensified antiplatelet therapy in those ...