Electrocardiogram (ECG) during a myocardial infarction (heart attack). Computer illustration showing ST-elevation which is measured at the junctional or J-point. Each year approximately 750,000 people ...

2 Electrocardiogram (ECG), blood testing, and imaging are more reliable measures of NSTEMI ... can be considered in addition to aspirin and P2Y12 inhibitors in high-risk patients. IV = intravenous; ...

isala.nl The treatment of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has greatly improved in the last three decades ... referring via general practitioners or self-referring. Third, use of ...

Successful reperfusion following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) can be achieved using either pharmacologic or mechanical interventions. The goal of reperfusion therapy is to ...

Introduction ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is one of the most prevalent presentations in young patients ... The analysis included data referred to cardiovascular risk factors, the date ...

First ECG delay was more likely to take place in patients arriving on regular ... Total ischaemic time (time from symptom onset to thrombolytic therapy) is an important indicator to the prognosis of ...

gmail.com Dr Brahmajee K Nallamothu, University of Michigan, Cardiovascular Center, SPC 5869, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5869, USA; bnallamo{at}umich.edu The prevalence of coronary artery disease and ...

Characterized by an ST-segment elevation in the right precordial electrocardiogram (ECG) leads and a high incidence of sudden death in patients with structurally normal hearts, the Brugada ...

Introduction: Hypoxic liver injury (HLI) and Killip classification are poor prognostic factors in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This study investigates the ...

2 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands Objective Cardiac guidelines recommend that the decision to perform coronary ...

Intravenous administration of certain drugs may modify the ECG pattern. Ajmaline (1 mg/kg body weight; 10 mg/min), flecainide (2 mg/kg, max. 150 mg; in 10 minutes), and procainamide (10 mg/kg; 100 ...

"Later that day, I had a phone call to say that I had had a heart attack and that they were expecting me in A&E. I spent five ...