A non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, also called an NSTEMI or a non-STEMI, is a type of heart attack. While it's often less damaging to your heart than a STEMI, it's still a serious ...

In draft guidance published today for consultation, NICE has recommended rivaroxaban (Xarelto, Bayer Healthcare) as an option for preventing blood clots in people who have had a heart attack as a ...

The effects of regionalized STEMI treatment protocols do not seem to have positively or negatively affected patients diagnosed with NSTEMI, according to new California registry data. The widespread ...

LEIPZIG, GERMANY — The routine addition of aspiration thrombectomy before PCI does not improve clinical outcomes at 12 months in patients with non-ST-elevation MI (NSTEMI), according to a randomized ...

PARIS, France—Among patients with acute MI and occlusive disease on invasive angiography, those presenting without ST-segment elevation on the initial ECG fare worse than those with STEMI, researchers ...

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 chest pain, and unfractionated ...

WINSTON-SALEM, NC — Patients with atrial fibrillation, especially women, may be at significant risk for a non-ST-segment-elevation MI (NSTEMI), according to a new analysis [1], which seems to build on ...

Improved treatment after acute myocardial infarction and less severe patient profile have reduced 30-day mortality over the past 15 years, according to new research. Improved treatment after acute ...

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 ...