Background: STEMI can be complicated by cardiogenic shock and this complication is associated with a high morbidity and mortality rate. Decreased cardiac output results in inadequate perfusion and subsequent end-organ damage. Mechanical circulatory support can improve perfusion and, in theory, ...
Background: Nitrates can help improve symptoms and ischemia in the setting of acute myocardial infarction. Current teaching holds that nitrates should be avoided in patients with potential right ventricular myocardial infarction (RVMI), due to the risk of decreasing preload and ...
Background: Chest pain is the second most common reason for presentation to the emergency department (ED) and accounts for nearly 6.5 million visits each year. Management often requires the utilization of clinical gestalt, laboratory analysis, diagnostic imaging, and clinical prediction ...
Background: Transfusion thresholds for anemia have large variations in clinical practice. This is especially true in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Part of the reason for this is the lack of high-quality data. There was a large, randomized trial ...
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