In the first full-scale revision since 2004, new guidelines for the management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) focus on clinical decision making at all stages, from early ...

Nobody can debate that PCI is associated with better outcomes than fibrinolytics in patients with STEMI. However, it is reasonable to question the continual use of fixed time windows (90 minutes or ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) is pleased to announce the publication of the Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of Patients with STEMI Referred for Primary ...

In 1990, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) produced their first guideline for the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). This ...

A 50-year-old man comes to your emergency department at 11:00 PM to visit his mother, a patient in your care. Suddenly he develops substernal chest pressure radiating bilaterally across his chest. He ...