Women are more likely than men to develop heart failure (HF) both during and after STEMI and are also more likely to die, according to a large Canadian study. The increased risk was not seen among ...

Elderly women tend to have more difficulty with cognition, mobility, daily living, and other impairments after acute MI than do men of the same age, according to data from the SILVER-AMI study.

When a patient presents with chest pain, follow this doctor’s guidelines to quickly reach an accurate diagnosis and initiate life-saving treatment. For some time, cardiologists have called MIs and ...

Complete rather than culprit-only revascularization appears to pay off long-term for patients with multivessel disease presenting with non-ST-segment elevation MI (NSTEMI), suggests an observational ...

Medical Management/Treatment Initial treatment for suspected STEMI and NSTEMI requires a loading dose of nonenteric coated ASA at 162 to 325 mg (unless contraindicated), nitroglycerin in response to ...

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Patients who received an implantable heart rhythm monitor after suffering a heart attack did not have fewer subsequent cardiovascular events overall, but a subset of patients whose heart attack was ...

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, primarily resulting from an abrupt coronary artery occlusion that deprives myocardial tissue of oxygen.

WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 29, 2024 – The largest trial to examine the impact of colchicine in acute myocardial infarction (MI) found that both acute and long-term colchicine use did not reduce ...

Freezing outdoor temperatures have long been associated with an elevated risk for myocardial infarction (MI), but weather conditions independent of the cold can also be triggers, suggests a cohort ...