Primary coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction

Article Abstract:

The availability of prompt diagnosis, immediate treatment with aspirin and rapid reestablishment of blood flow in the infarct-related artery can reduce mortality of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the strategy of emergent angiography followed by mechanical recanalization of the occluded artery with a balloon catheter.

Author: Grines, Cindy L., Keeley, Ellen C.
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2004
Care and treatment, Usage, Diagnosis, Heart attack, Angiography

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Sex differences in platelet reactivity and response to low-dose aspirin therapy

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The sex differences found in the differential platelet reactivity to low-dose aspirin therapy are examined. The results have shown that women experienced the same or greater decreases in platelet reactivity after aspirin therapy, retaining modestly more platelet reactivity compared with men.

Author: Becker, Diane M., Moy, Taryn F., Segal, Jodi, Vaidya, Dhananjay, Yanek, Lisa R., Herrera-Galeano, J. Enrique, Bray, Paul F., Beckner, Lewis C., Faraday, Nauder
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2006
Cardiovascular diseases, Women, Women's health, Cardiac patients

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Diabetes and mortality risks after acute coronary syndromes

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An analysis is presented to demonstrate which therapies for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) might substantially improve mortality in patients with diabetes compared with those without diabetes.

Author: Antman, Elliott M., Donahoe, Sean M., Stewart, Garrick C., Srinivasan, Manivannan, Parakh, Kapil
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2007
Coronary heart disease, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus

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