Identifying an acute myocardial infarction on the 12-lead ECG is the most important thing you can learn in ECG interpretation. Time is muscle when treating heart attacks. Missing a ST segment ...

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Despite having similar baseline characteristics and angiographic findings, NSTEMI patients had a significantly higher risk of mortality at 1 year compared with STEMI patients (HR 1.45; 95% CI ...

Emergency Medicine > Emergency Medicine Not So Fast on That Post-Resuscitation ECG — Study suggests waiting a bit longer to avoid false positives in OHCA. by Nicole Lou, Staff Writer, MedPage ...

According to the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for STEMI, there must be “new ST segment elevation at the J point in at least two contiguous leads of ≥ 2 ...

In cases in which the physician finds the ECG negative for STEMI (PHENST), patients are transported to the nearest emergency room. The investigators evaluated 380 cases from July 2008 to July 2010.

Patients received a diagnosis of STEMI when they had new or presumed new ST-segment elevation of ≥ 1 mm seen in any location, a new left bundle branch block on the index, or a qualifying ECG ...

Successful ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) reperfusion systems share common characteristics, and these characteristics can be used to set standards for coordinated care.

A 61-year-old man presented with epigastric pain and inferior ST-segment elevation on ECG. Angiography revealed only a 70% stenosis in a branch of the left anterior descending coronary artery. CT s ...

The STAT-MI (ST-Segment Analysis Using Wireless Technology in Acute Myocardial Infarction) trial improves outcomes. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2011;4:222-227. Related Stories: Helicopter Transport ...