St Elevation Myocardial Infarction

After STEMI treated with primary PCI, men and women were equally likely to experience any MI, any revascularization or die of any cause during 10 years of follow-up, data from a retrospective analysis show.

In a cohort of patients with STEMI in India, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction was common and associated with mortality, and medication adherence at 1 year was low, researchers reported.

Machine learning models enhanced prediction of mortality after STEMI in low-income countries, researchers reported in the International Journal of Cardiology.

Assessing CV events after implantable loop recorder vs. standard care in MI patients.

Fewer than 20% of patients who presented with ACS at a single center had LDL less than 70 mg/dL, according to data presented at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions.

Primary PCI during an index hospitalization for STEMI in nonagenarians is associated with higher risk for 30‐day readmission but significantly lower mortality rates during the index hospitalization and readmission vs. no PCI, data show.

ATLANTA — In the setting of concomitant STEMI and COVID-19, researchers identified several sex-based differences in STEMI diagnosis and treatment, a speaker reported.

ATLANTA — Patients with low household income who presented with STEMI faced greater risk for inpatient mortality, longer hospital stay and need for invasive mechanical ventilation vs. patients with higher income, a speaker reported here.

ATLANTA — The monthly rate of PCI for STEMI dropped steadily at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, according to a speaker.

Sodium thiosulfate before and after STEMI for ischemia/reperfusion injury.