… Because the ACCF/AHA practice guidelines address patient populations (and healthcare
providers) residing in North America, drugs that are not currently available in North America are …

ContextIt is commonly suggested that more than 50% of patients with coronary heart disease
(CHD) lack any of the conventional risk factors (cigarette smoking, diabetes, hyperlipidemia…

… The TASTE (Thrombus Aspiration During ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) trial
(n=7244) incorporated a unique design that allowed randomization within an existing national …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted through November 2010, as well as selected …

Importance The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in severe
psychological, social, and economic stress in people’s lives. It is not known whether the stress …

ContextIn acute myocardial infarction, the presence and severity of heart failure at the time of
initial presentation have been formally categorized by the Killip classification. Although well …

… Funding for this study was provided by Dr Umesh N. Khot and by the Departments of
Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. …

Background Vasodilators are considered to be contraindicated in patients with severe aortic
stenosis because of concern that they may precipitate life-threatening hypotension. However…

… Because the ACCF/AHA practice guidelines address patient populations (and healthcare
providers) residing in North America, drugs that are not currently available in North America …

Background— Consensus guidelines and hospital quality-of-care programs recommend that
ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients achieve a door-to-balloon time of ≤90 minutes. …