TCTMD

Mortality Lower When STEMI Patients Sent to the ICU, but Why?

A new analysis of Medicare data raises additional questions about which patients with STEMI require management within an intensive care unit (ICU), a practice currently used for most such patients in ...
TCTMD

Low Household Income Predicts Risk of Death During STEMI Hospitalization

ATLANTA, GA—Household income is a predictor of death during hospitalization for STEMI, with those in the lowest income bracket being most at risk, a new study shows. Compared with high-income patients ...
Nature

Treatment for low-risk patients with STEMI—challenges remain

Mineralocorticoid-receptor antagonists (MRAs) have been shown to reduce adverse cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Preliminary data ...
Healio

In low-income countries, reduced LVEF common in STEMI, confers poor outcomes

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a cohort of patients with STEMI in India, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction was common and ...
Healio

Early hospital discharge after PCI safe in low-risk patients with STEMI

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a new study, among low-risk patients who received primary PCI for STEMI, an early discharge pathway was shown ...