The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasing in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), according…
When patients are comatose after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, should they be rushed into coronary angiography if…
High sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) assays routinely used to help exclude or diagnose acute myocardial infarction…
The use of oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is associated with an increased risk of acute myocardial…
An early invasive strategy provides better outcomes than a conservative strategy in octogenarians with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction…
Routine thrombus aspiration does not improve clinical outcomes over those of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients…
BOSTON—One of the more expensive questions any emergency physician can ask is: Does the patient complaining of…
Many patients who survive myocardial infarction (MI) don’t consistently take medications prescribed to prevent a second MI,…
Tarlan Hedayati, MD, of Cook County Hospital in Chicago, spoke to a crowded room at ACEP14 Tuesday…
Risk-stratification tools such as the HEART Score, EDACS score, and North American Chest Pain Rule may replace…