The following is a summary of “Continuous quality improvement for prehospital STEMI improved triage rates and achievement of ...

Poor performance on quality metrics carried greater risk of in-hospital mortality no matter where patients initially ...

Research has linked higher levels of air pollution to the risk of acute myocardial infarctions, or heart attacks. How these ...

There are conditions that mimic STEMI, and distinguishing these can be difficult; these are described in Diagnosis. Tissue factor, a key protein component of the clotting cascade, is located ...

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 ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — Our American Heart Month coverage wraps up tonight with a look at some of the most deadly cardiovascular issues and how they’re treated at the level one STEMI center at Freeman ...

In-hospital mortality in patients with AMI can be predicted with a risk-standardized model that includes patient factors, such as age and cardiogenic shock.