#VisualAbstract: Complete Revascularization with Multivessel PCI for Myocardial Infarction
1. In patients with STEMI and multivessel coronary artery disease, those randomized to the complete revascularization group experienced lower rates ...
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Association of body mass index and extreme obesity with long-term outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention
1. Patients with obesity undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention are typically younger with more cardiovascular risk factors, but may be less ...
The COMPLETE trial: complete revascularization superior to culprit-lesion-only PCI for patients with STEMI
1. In patients with STEMI and multivessel coronary artery disease, those randomized to the complete revascularization group experienced lower rates ...
Quick Take: Effect of Simvastatin-Ezetimibe Compared With Simvastatin Monotherapy After Acute Coronary Syndrome Among Patients 75 Years or Older
The risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is highest in elderly patients. Although ...
Older patients with STEMI and cardiogenic shock benefit from percutaneous coronary intervention
1. In this retrospective analysis of patients 75-years or older with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and cardiogenic shock, use of ...
Low-dose intracoronary alteplase unlikely to improve outcomes in STEMI patients treated with primary PCI
1. In this randomized controlled trial, low-dose intracoronary alteplase given early during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute ST-Elevation ...
Quick Take: Christmas, National Holidays, Sport Events, and Time Factors as Triggers of Acute Myocardial Infarction: SWEDEHEART Observational Study 1998-2013
Ischemic heart disease, the most common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, has many modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors, including ...
Reperfusion therapy may be suboptimal for STEMIs requiring transfers
1. Based on data from the Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcomes Network Registry–Get With the Guidelines (ACTION Registry-GWTG), only ...
Percutaneous intervention outcomes for STEMI similar for women and men
1. This meta-analysis of outcomes after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) showed that women fared ...
Cardiac MRI predicts degree of heart dysfunction after STEMI
1. Using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), an association was found between infarct severity in patients with reperfused ST segment ...
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