Early CABG surgery post-ticagrelor is noninferior to delayed surgery for perioperative bleeding and may reduce hospital stay ...

Nurse-led efforts to provide patients with ongoing lifestyle advice, education, and other resources reduced MACE by 30%.

Patients who were counseled on heart medications and lifestyle modifications by specially trained nurses were 30% less likely ...

For patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, de-escalating dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) to P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy is associated with ...

The rate of cardiovascular death, nonfatal heart attack, or nonfatal stroke was 30% lower among patients receiving nurse-led ...

Below is an example of an inferior ST elevation ECG: Note: There is a difference between an acute coronary syndrome (unstable coronary plaque) and a non-ACS elevation of troponin. Other medical ...

Current guidelines recommend dual antiplatelet therapy, a combination of aspirin and a P2Y 12 inhibitor, for 6–12 months after percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stent ...

Elevated levels of cardiac troponin are associated with an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (ACS), but might not ...

Early invasive management does not reduce the risk of hard clinical outcomes, such as mortality or MI, in women with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE ACS), but it is linked with reduced ...

Background Australian and international studies have reported an attenuation in previous declines in acute coronary syndrome ...