October 6, 2006 (Dallas, TX) – Emergency department (ED) personnel failed to identify important, high-risk features on the electrocardiograms of about one in eight patients presenting with an acute MI ...

High-sensitivity assays for cardiac troponin T can quickly and safely rule out myocardial infarction (MI) in patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) with possible emergency acute coronary ...

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 ...

BOTHELL, Wash. -- Verathon Inc. is pleased to introduce in Europe the Heartscape™ 3D ECG System with 80-lead vest, designed to give Emergency Department (ED) physicians, Interventional Cardiologists, ...

More than 8% of patients presenting to hospital with what seems to be a first acute MI have actually had a previous unrecognized infarction, according to new data from a two-center observational study ...

When a patient presents with chest pain, follow this doctor’s guidelines to quickly reach an accurate diagnosis and initiate life-saving treatment. For some time, cardiologists have called MIs and ...