TCTMD

Streamlined STEMI Guidelines Aim to Be Clinician-Friendly

In the first full-scale revision since 2004, new guidelines for the management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) focus on clinical decision making at all stages, from early ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

STEMI Guidelines Emphasize Timely Reperfusion, Ideally PCI

Unrecognized MI Prevalent in Older Adults, Ups Mortality New guidelines urge timely management for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). (HealthDay News) – New guidelines ...
Medscape

New STEMI Guidelines: How Long Should We Wait for the Balloon?

Nobody can debate that PCI is associated with better outcomes than fibrinolytics in patients with STEMI. However, it is reasonable to question the continual use of fixed time windows (90 minutes or ...
TCTMD

ESC Updates Guidelines for Treating STEMI Patients

BARCELONA, Spain—The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has issued new guidelines for the management of acute MI patients presenting with ST-segment elevation, placing a new emphasis on the use of ...
CMAJ

Guidelines for STEMI

The paramedics caring for the patient should be capable of advanced life support (ALS) interventions, as some of the patients may experience the complications of STEMI while in transit.4 Therefore, ...