Lower mortality rates seen with pharmaco-invasive strategy than late primary PCI in STEMI patients Medha Baranwal7 Jan 2023 5:00 AM GMTAustralia: A recent study has shown that for STEMI patients who cannot undergo timely primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI), a...
Pharmacoinvasive PCI may be prefered over late primary PCI when delays anticipated in STEMI patients Medha Baranwal27 Dec 2022 4:45 AM GMTAustralia: When delays to PCI are anticipated, a recent study in European Heart Journal has suggested pharmacoinvasive PCI (PI-PCI) as a preferred...
Bivalirudin safer and more effective than heparin for treating MI patients undergoing PCI: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 Nov 2022 3:30 AM GMTResearchers at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found in a new study that Bivalirudin is a safer and more effective anticoagulant than...
Pretreatment with heparin reduces risk of coronary artery occlusion and mortality in patients with STEMI Medha Baranwal6 Nov 2022 2:30 PM GMTSweden: Pretreatment with heparin reduces the risk of coronary artery occlusion in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients without...
Easy-to-use ECG algorithm can predict coronary occlusion site in STEMI patients: Study Medha Baranwal1 Nov 2022 6:30 AM GMTItaly: A comprehensive and easy-to-use ECG algorithm derived from an extensive literature review can accurately predict the infarct-related artery...
Impella use during high-risk PCI leads to better survival and outcomes compared to IABP Dr Kartikeya Kohli25 Oct 2022 4:45 AM GMTUSA: The use of Impella during the high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) led to improved survival and less in-hospital myocardial...
Glycemic gap within 24 hrs of admission independently predicts MACE and STEMI: Study Dr Kartikeya Kohli15 Oct 2022 4:30 AM GMTChina: In patients with acute STEMI, the glycemic gap may predict all-cause mortality and MACE within 30 days, a recent journal Atherosclerosis has...
STEMI patients with primary PCI do not require Cardiac ICU admission: JAHA Dr.Niharika Harsha B19 Sep 2022 2:30 PM GMTRecent research found that patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who receive a primary percutaneous coronary intervention...
LDL-C /HDL-C ratio better predicts coronary artery disease severity in STEMI patients: Study Medha Baranwal22 July 2022 4:30 AM GMTChina: In patients with STEMI, the LDL-C/HDL-C ratio is more correlated with the severity of coronary artery disease as compared to the ratios of...
Transradial approach tied to better bleeding and survival outcomes in STEMI with cardiogenic shock: Study Medha Baranwal9 May 2022 4:00 AM GMTUSA: Transradial access (TRA) in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with cardiogenic shock (CS)...
Low-dose rivaroxaban could prevent LVT formation in anterior STEMI patients after PCI: JACC Medha Baranwal11 April 2022 3:30 AM GMTChina: Results from a recent study support the short-duration addition of low-dose rivaroxaban to DAPT for preventing left ventricular thrombus (LVT)...
Early monomorphic ventricular tachycardia tied to long term mortality in STEMI Dr. Nandita Mohan17 March 2022 12:30 PM GMTEarly monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) compared to nonmonomorphic VT/VF (ventricular fibrillation) is associated with a higher risk of...
