Background Prehospital delays remain critical barriers to timely acute coronary syndrome (ACS) care, particularly for ...
For many years, 2 axioms have ruled our thoughts and discussions of coronary atherosclerosis. The first axiom was that patients were at risk for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) if their coronary ...
A new study examined the potential value of serial high-sensitivity troponin testing in a cohort of more than 6000 patients with ACS. Absolute increases in hsTn values of ≥7 ng/L were associated with ...
Background Emergency Medical Services (EMS) patients with chest pain are often suspected of having non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS). Current risk stratification protocols for ...
“Both the high safety standard and the risk [that] missed ACS poses to patients and clinicians contribute to over-testing, which exposes patients to costs and iatrogenic harm while contributing to ED ...
CLEVELAND, OH and ZURICH, SWITZERLAND — High plasma levels of trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) in US patients with acute coronary syndromes independently predict major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 30 ...
Coronary imaging has undergone rapid advances, enabling detailed visualisation of both anatomical and functional features of coronary arteries. Techniques such as optical coherence tomography (OCT), ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — A “voice biomarker” may be able to predict which patients have CAD or develop chest pain or ACS, ...
Stroke and acute coronary syndrome cases, including heart attacks, increased this holiday season compared with 2024, ...