A number of substudies have been published in 2007, including a Focus Issue of JACC highlighting additional findings from ExTRACT-TIMI 25. In ExTRACT-TIMI 25, women presented with a profile of higher ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract OBJECTIVE: To determine process factors impacting myocardial infarction reperfusion time. BACKGROUND: An ST-segment elevation myocardial ...

When reading the ECG of a patient presenting with cardiopulmonary complaints, the most important duty of acute care clinicians is to determine whether there is evidence of an acute coronary occlusion ...

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 ...

The posterior wall demonstrates ECG changes the opposite of other myocardial segments due to the location; thus, instead of ST segment elevation, a posterior myocardial infarction is characterized by ...

Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding. Covid-19 denotes coronavirus disease 2019, and IQR interquartile range. Race and ethnic group were reported by the patient or were determined by the ...

Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) represents a significant clinical entity within the spectrum of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Frequently characterized by older patients and more ...

A man in his early 60s presents to the emergency department (ED) with a 1-day history of pleuritic central chest pressure. He has a history of a recent myocardial infarction (MI) that was treated with ...