A new study in the American Journal of Cardiology shows a dramatic drop in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) cases in the ED nationwide between 2006 and 2011 despite increasing incidence of cardiovascular disease.

“Among all age groups and all regions, presentation of STEMIs to the ED is declining by about 30 percent across the board,” said study lead author Michael Ward, MD, MBA, assistant professor of emergency medicine at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

While the findings are positive news for patients, Dr. Ward said they raise new questions for physicians and policymakers, from how emergency physicians can stay up-to-date on diagnosing and treating this critical population to where funding for disease treatment and prevention should be allocated.

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