American College of Cardiology

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Implementing and tracking quality improvement (QI) metrics may lead to improved outcomes in patient care after STEMI in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), according to an analysis of data from the ACC's Global Heart Attack Treatment Initiative (GHATI).

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American College of Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

STEMI remains a major cause of morbidity, mortality, disability, and high health care costs in Latin America and the rest of the world. New data assessing the impact of ACC's Global Heart Attack Initiative (GHATI) on patient care outcomes at the CEDIMAT Cardiovascular Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 7, 2024

7, 2024 — The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) recently announced the publication of the Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of Patients with STEMI Referred for Primary PCI. tim.hodson Mon, 10/07/2024 - 14:45 Oct.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

But in actual practice, similar patients are routinely missed and under-treated, as you will see as this case progresses. mm in just one lead V7-9), but as far as I can tell all of these documents specifically avoid calling this condition STEMI and specifically avoid using any terminology similar to "STEMI equivalent."

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

1-3] But these studies were very short duration and used cardiology interpretation of ECGs or emergent angiography rather than patient outcomes. 4,5] We have now formally studied this question: Emergency department Code STEMI patients with initial electrocardiogram labeled ‘normal’ by computer interpretation: a 7-year retrospective review.[6]

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 17, 2017

The possibility of anterior STEMI was not noticed during patient care. Therefore, she underwent angiography and had a 95% LAD thrombotic culprit that, fortunately, had reperfused on its own (that's why the troponin was only 12). It was stented. I noticed it much later on looking through a random stack of EKGs.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 11, 2021

The paramedics found the patient with ROSC and a GCS 7, and an ECG showing LBBB with possible lateral ST elevation. The patient was brought to the ED as a possible Code STEMI and was seen directly by cardiology. On arrival, GCS was 13 and the patient complained of ongoing chest pain. Learning points 1.

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