Importance/background The 12-lead ECG is recommended in clinical guidelines for prehospital assessment of patients with ...
Patients benefit from antiplatelet therapy after coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) for an acute coronary syndrome. Whether the addition of ticagrelor to aspirin, as compared with aspirin alone, ...
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association today released an updated clinical practice guideline for managing individuals experiencing acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The ...
Objectives Physical activity (PA) provides protective effects against cardiovascular diseases, including ischaemic heart disease. However, recommending moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) to patients with ...
Over the period July 1999 to June 2002, 20,881 patients were admitted to the hospital with ACSs, of whom 1,763 (8.4%) presented with atypical symptoms. The dominant presenting symptoms in these ...