The following is a summary of “Continuous quality improvement for prehospital STEMI improved triage rates and achievement of ...

In-hospital mortality in patients with AMI can be predicted with a risk-standardized model that includes patient factors, such as age and cardiogenic shock.

Too many people still miss heart trouble Is your heart healthy? In a 2015 study published in JAMA, eight out of 10 men and women with scarring on their heart muscle—evidence of a previous heart attack ...

In a trial, sotagliflozin use in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) was associated with lower risk of ischemic cardiovascular outcomes.

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in people experiencing a heart attack is a time-dependent medical emergency requiring ...

07 session he chaired entitled "ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: The First 24 Hours." Dr. Smith: I'm Dr. Sidney Smith and with me is Dr. Elliott Antman, director of the Samuel A. Levine Cardiac ...

An anterior myocardial infarction results from occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. This can cause an ST elevation myocardial infarction or a non-ST segment elevation ...

An inferior myocardial infarction results from occlusion of the right coronary artery (RCA). This can cause a ST elevation myocardial infarction or a non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Data show people with pulmonary arterial hypertension tend to stay in the hospital longer and have higher medical bills.