Medscape

Quality of care of MI patients, especially those with non-ST-segment elevation, could be better

"So that led to much higher mortality rates than seen in previous studies," Roe added. Unadjusted in-hospital mortality rates were 12.5% for non-STEMI patients and 14.3% for STEMI patients (p<0.001).
Heart

Long-term cardiovascular outcomes in patients hospitalised with acute coronary syndrome subtypes in Western Australia, 2002–2019

Background Despite advances in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) management, contemporary data assessing long-term prognosis ...
Healio

Sex disparities persist in diagnosis and procedures for acute myocardial infarction

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sex disparities in diagnosis and treatment of STEMI have declined, but the trends in non-STEMI have been ...
Medscape

LVEF and CAD Severity Predict Mortality Risk After Non-STEMI

In patients with first-time non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (non-STEMI), a combination of reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and more extensive obstructive coronary ...
The Cardiology Advisor

Late Atrial Fibrillation Linked to Poor Myocardial Infarction Outcomes

Late-onset atrial fibrillation affects survival and risk for major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with myocardial infarction.
MedPage Today

STEMI Outcomes Not Helped by Upfront Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio, Multivessel PCI

SAN FRANCISCO -- For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel disease, there was no clinical benefit to a strategy of finding and treating all nonculprit ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Increase in STEMI Mortality in Young Adults From 2011 to 2022

Higher in-hospital mortality was seen for young women than young men for both STEMI, non-STEMI. HealthDay News — Among young adults, first ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) ...
Nature

Comparison of the modified Singapore myocardial infarction registry risk score with GRACE 2.0 in predicting 1-year acute myocardial infarction outcomes

Risk stratification plays a key role in identifying acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients at higher risk of mortality. However, current AMI risk scores such as the Global Registry of Acute ...
News Medical

Revascularization strategy fails to show noninferiority in STEMI patients

Noninferiority was not demonstrated between immediate and staged complete revascularisation in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel disease undergoing ...
Healio

Direct admission vs. interhospital transfer yields cost, outcomes benefits for non-STEMI

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Direct admission to an intervention center improves outcomes and reduces costs for people with non-STEMI. Better ...
Nature

Circulating virome and inflammatory proteome in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction and primary ventricular fibrillation

Primary ventricular fibrillation (PVF) is a life-threatening complication of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). It is unclear what roles viral infection and/or systemic inflammation ...