Beta-blockers can help reduce mortality following acute myocardial infarction (MI); however, whether beta-blockers exert a class effect remains controversial. This study identified all patients with ...

See related research article by Siha and colleagues on page 1135 and at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.111683 One could imagine a scenario in which attention to ...

Timely primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) is the revascularization strategy of choice for patients presenting with an acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, ...

Researchers at University Medical Center Maastricht and international partners report that a single shot of the drug zalunfiban given at first medical contact for suspected ST-elevation myocardial ...

Table 1. Arrhythmias During Acute Phase of STEMI: Electrical Instability Jamie B. Conti, M.D., F.A.C.C. Assoc Prof of Medcn, Shands Hospital University of Florida C ...

The benefits of complete revascularization over culprit-only coronary artery revascularization were confirmed in older patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel ...

For patients in Canada, 2 strategies may be initiated in the emergent treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI) — primary percutaneous coronary intervention or fibrinolytic drug ...

Routine intracoronary thrombus aspiration before primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has not been proved to reduce ...

Late-onset atrial fibrillation affects survival and risk for major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with myocardial infarction.

Q wave myocardial infarction refers to myocardial infarctions that in a Q wave forming on the 12-lead ECG once the infarction is completed. It was once believed that the development of Q waves ...

About 35 years ago, Eugene Braunwald, MD, MACC, postulated a revolutionary hypothesis: time is muscle. He proposed that acute MI is a dynamic process and that its clinical outcome is determined ...