Heparin started in the ambulance or emergency department (ED) makes it more likely a patient with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) will present to the cath lab without a ...

(UPDATED) Rushing resuscitated cardiac arrest patients swiftly to coronary angiography as opposed to taking a more selective or delayed approach doesn’t save lives or improve neurologic outcomes, the ...

A speedy trip to the cath lab for coronary angiography is not linked to better outcomes in patients who suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest but do not have ST-segment elevation on an initial ECG, ...

ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients have a higher chance of survival if emergency medical service (EMS) teams notify the cardiac catherization lab at the hospital where the patient ...

Immediate coronary angiography for resuscitated cardiac arrest patients without signs of heart attack doesn't help, the COACT trial showed at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting in New ...

Operators safely shaved a few minutes off heart attack reperfusion times by taking patients straight to culprit lesion percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) when they arrived at the catheterization ...

Interventional cardiology has revolutionized the approach to cardiovascular diseases, particularly in the management of acute coronary syndromes, such as ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI).

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An AI-enabled ECG identified patients with STEMI, the worst kind of heart ...

New challenges can lead to new rules, or at least new protocols based on the best available data. The president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) recently ...

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 ...

(HealthDay)—During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a 38 percent reduction in U.S. cardiac catheterization laboratory ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) activations, according to ...