Atherosclerotic plaques cause progressive narrowing of the coronary arteries and eventually can cause a coronary occlusion. However, myocardial infarctions with ST-segment elevation are more ...

Timely, effective and sustained reperfusion of the culprit coronary artery thrombosis mediating acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction has been the most important therapeutic advance in the ...

Studies have shown that high-risk patients who have acute coronary syndromes (ACS) without ST-segment elevation benefit from early invasive treatment; however, only a small number of elderly ...