ALLMedicine™ Acute Coronary Syndrome Center

Oct 3rd, 2022 - Here we investigate the safety and efficacy of a continuous mechanical aspiration system when used before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Historically, trials of routine manual aspiration th...

Oct 2nd, 2022 - Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is a rare genetic disorder that mainly affects the musculoskeletal system; However, it may cause several complications in other body systems representing challenges for health care providers. We present the case of a pati...

Oct 2nd, 2022 - The clinical significance of right bundle branch block (RBBB) or bifascicular block (BFB) in the setting of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is uncertain. RBBB was found in 211 of 7,626 patients (2.8%), presenting to the ED (emergency department)...

Oct 2nd, 2022 - Optical coherence tomography-derived fractional flow reserve (OCT-FFR) correlates strongly with wire-based FFR; however, its clinical significance remains uncertain. The study sought to investigate the relationship between post-percutaneous corona...

Oct 1st, 2022 - In the STEP trial (Strategy of Blood Pressure Intervention in older Hypertensive Patients), the risk of cardiovascular events is significantly lower in patients who received intensive systolic blood psressure (BP) treatment than in those who recei...

Oct 9th, 2021 - Despite significant improvements in reperfusion strategies, acute coronary syndromes all too often culminate in a myocardial infarction (MI). The consequent MI can, in turn, lead to remodeling of the left ventricle (LV), the development of LV dysf...

May 15th, 2020 - The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses an unprecedented challenge to healthcare worldwide. The infection can be life threatening and require intensive care treatment. The transmission of the disease poses a risk to both patients an...

May 7th, 2020 - Chest pain is a frequent cause for emergency department visits and inpatient evaluation, with particular concern for acute coronary syndrome as an etiology, since cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Although ...

Dec 20th, 2019 - The Asia-Pacific Society of Cardiology (APSC) high-sensitivity troponin T (hs-TnT) consensus recommendations and rapid algorithm were developed to provide guidance for healthcare professionals in the Asia-Pacific region on assessing patients with ...

Oct 26th, 2018 - Transradial artery access for percutaneous coronary intervention is associated with lower bleeding and vascular complications than transfemoral artery access, especially in patients with acute coronary syndromes. A growing body of evidence support...

Sep 29th, 2022 - Fear of exercise may be prominent among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) survivors due to the presence of physical disease states that can exacerbate uncertainty about bodily sensations. For instance, patients may perceive physical sensations experie...

Sep 29th, 2022 - Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Cardiac rehabilitation is a multifaceted physical activity program that incorporates medication adherence, smoking cessation, nutrition, and psychol...

Sep 28th, 2022 - Multicenter, randomised controlled trial, designed to evaluate the noninferiority of the intravenous administration of vasodilatory drugs in comparison with the actual gold standard intra-arterial radial route, in terms of radial artery diameter i...

Sep 23rd, 2022 - Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is an umbrella term comprising unstable angina, myocardial infarction (MI) with or without ST-segment elevation, and sudden cardiac death because of acute myocardial ischemia. ACS is one of the most important causes o...

Sep 22nd, 2022 - This is a multicenter observational study, given to 300 prospective medical facilities, CHU, CHG, CHR, health facility of the Army, including a clinic or intensive care unit entitled to receive emergency ACS. (See attached list 10-6) A questionnai...

Sep 23rd, 2022 - BOSTON – Coronary angiography in patients who have previously undergone cardiac artery bypass grafting (CABG) is challenging, but the procedure can be streamlined and made safer when preprocedural CT coronary angiography (CTCA) is performed to pla...

Sep 22nd, 2022 - BOSTON – Coronary angiography in patients who have previously undergone cardiac artery bypass grafting (CABG) is challenging, but the procedure can be streamlined and made safer when preprocedural CT coronary angiography (CTCA) is performed to pla.

Sep 21st, 2022 - BOSTON — Following transradial access for angiography or a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a low dose of the factor Xa inhibitor rivaroxaban for 7 days reduces the risk of an access-site occlusion by 50%, according to results of the rand...

Aug 31st, 2022 - A new patient-level meta-analysis shows lower 30-day mortality and major bleeding with transradial vs transfemoral access for coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention, adding support to existing guidelines but leaving open the qu...

Aug 28th, 2022 - Allopurinol, a drug commonly used to treat gout, provided no benefit in terms of reducing cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with ischemic heart disease, new randomized trial results show. Treatment of these patients without gout with 600 mg o...