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 ...

Importance/background The 12-lead ECG is recommended in clinical guidelines for prehospital assessment of patients with ...

When it comes to getting STEMI patients treated quickly, US hospital systems appear to be falling short in recent years, according to an analysis of the Get With The Guidelines Coronary Artery Disease ...

Therapy initiated within national treatment-time goals set a decade ago for patients with ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains associated with improved survival in recent years.

A heart attack is an incredibly sudden and dangerous cardiac event that requires quick action for a successful recovery. How hospitals manage to get patients from door to treatment varies, with some ...

The implementation of a smartphone-based application to aid with communication about STEMI patients coming in from the field has enabled one large health system to drop its EMS-to-balloon time by 10 ...

Findings from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Global Heart Attack Treatment Initiative (GHATI), aimed at improving guideline-based care and survival of such patients in mainly low- to ...

ALTON — Alton Memorial Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Silver Plus Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures to treat ...

Every year, three million people have what’s known as STEMI, or ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction, where one of the main arteries to the heart is 100-percent blocked. “The heart muscle is dying, and ...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s state-run network for treating STEMI — the most severe form of heart attack, caused by a complete ...