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ESC 2023 | ARREST Trial: Is It Necessary to Have Specialized Hospitals for Cardiac Arrest?

Researchers conducted a randomized study involving 827 patients who experienced out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation myocardial...

AMI following Coronary Artery Dissection: Higher Mortality?

Though rare, spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) might lead to MI, most commonly affecting young middle aged...

ESC 2023 | Anticoagulation After Primary PCI in STEMI Patients

The empirical prescription of anticoagulants after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also know as post-procedural anticoagulation (PPA), is...

ESC 2023 | ECLS-Shock

Cardiogenic shock (CS) represents the main cause of death in patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI)....

ESC 2023 | FIRE-Trial: Physiology Guided Complete Revascularization Benefits Elderly Patients with Myocardial Infarction

Patients over 75 with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are often badly represented in most significant studies.  In this...

Crisis and Socioeconomic Disparities: Relationship with Recurrent Events After Myocardial Infarction

Socioeconomic status (SES) has been linked to recurrent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events (rASCVD) after myocardial infarction (MI)....

STREAM-2: Reduced Dosage of Tenecteplase for Patients over 60 Years Old

Reduced dosage of tenecteplase in elderly patients undergoing a pharmaco-invasive strategy. Delays in achieving timely reperfusion in patients...

ABSORB IV – Improving Bioresorbable Scaffolds: A Long Road

5-year followup of bioresorbable scaffolds in selected and better prepared lesions (ABSORB IV).  Historically, when comparing previously used...