A healthy man in his 40s presented with acute anterolateral ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction after sudden-onset chest pain during a coughing episode. Coronary angiography and intravascular ...

Electrical storm (ES) following acute coronary syndrome is rare but often fatal. A man in his early 70s experienced syncope and dyspnoea while playing golf, approximately 2 weeks after experiencing ...

Background The time course of events after acute coronary syndromes might influence the timing and duration of therapeutic interventions. We investigated the impact of risk status and ST-segment ...

Acute coronary thrombosis (arrows) before (images on left) and after (images on right) percutaneous revascularization is shown. Inset shows fragments of a white thrombus aspirated from the left ...

Acute myocardial infarction with or without ST-segment elevation (STEMI or non-STEMI) is a common cardiac emergency, with the potential for substantial morbidity and mortality. The management of acute ...

Anna Mueller, MD, and Amir Ahmadi, MD, of Mount Sinai, highlight gaps in risk assessment tools for acute coronary syndrome, calling for more comprehensive screening strategies. New data from a poster ...

Objective Prolonged length of stay (LOS) contributes substantially to the healthcare burden in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), yet ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Coronary calcium scoring (CCS) is arguably the best method to screen for coronary artery disease. The most ...

A stent thrombosis is a blood clot that forms within a coronary stent. It can be a complication of stent placement to open a narrowed artery. A coronary stent is a mesh tube that opens a narrowed or ...