The most serious form of the acute coronary syndrome, ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, or STEMI, most often results from complete thrombotic occlusion of a major epicardial coronary artery.

Advances in the treatment of coronary artery disease remained steady in 2025, as in recent years, but the past 12 months also ...

Mondays seem to be bad for your heart, according to new research from the British Heart Foundation. The most dangerous type of heart attack, known as a STEMI, is more likely to occur on a Monday than ...

Some clinicians say that testing for occlusion myocardial infarction (OMI) instead might be a better tool for making that determination. “We think we should get rid of the term ST-elevation MI, ...

Inpatient STEMI is associated with older age, a higher female:male ratio, and more comorbidities than outpatient STEMI Inpatient STEMI is often associated with clinical presentations that are atypical ...

Durham, NC - An initial dose of 162-mg aspirin may be as effective as and perhaps safer than 325 mg for the acute treatment of ST-elevation MI (STEMI), a new study suggests [1]. The study, published ...

A new study finds that patients who suffer a STEMI heart attack while hospitalized are 10 times more likely to die than patients who suffer a STEMI outside the hospital. If you suffer a heart attack ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Zalunfiban is an investigational platelet inhibitor that ...

myocardial infarction, heart attack Even patients with advanced CKD or receiving dialysis appear to benefit from guideline-directed STEMI therapies, according to a retrospective study. Patients with ...

A STEMI is generally defined as an Electrocardiogram (EKG) with ST elevation of greater than 1 mm in 2 or more contiguous leads. It has also been defined as a "new" Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB) in ...