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 ...

The conventional classification of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) into ST-segment elevation (STEMI) and non-ST-segment elevation (NSTEMI) has long guided clinical decision-making. However, emerging ...

The American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) have issued new performance and quality measures for the treatment of patients with STEMI and NSTEMI, abandoning some ...

For patients with either NSTEMI or STEMI, American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines recommend that intravenous unfractionated heparin (UFH) be dosed by weight with ...

Prehospital delays to treatment can increase the mortality rate of NSTEMI patients up to 3 years later, according to new Korean data. While much emphasis has been placed on patient education aiming to ...

The acute coronary syndromes include unstable angina, non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction and ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. The terms “transmural,” “non-transmural,” “Q wave ...

People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in NICE's information on making decisions about your care. Making decisions using NICE ...

Electrocardiography is performed in the emergency department to test for myocardial infarction. Image courtesy of Harrington et al. A 56-year-old woman presents to a rural emergency department with ...