Posted by: admin on: November 21, 2011
At the ESC meeting in Paris, the new European guidelines on non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction were released. -Team@CMHF The updated ACCF/AHA guidelines came out in March 2011. While there is concordance for early invasive management, there are subtle differences relating to adjunctive pharmacologics. For one, ticagrelor was not included in the US update since it […]
Posted by: admin on: November 2, 2011
Since elderly population is increasing and ischemic heart disease being the leading cause of mortality. The number of patients with ACS and ACS-related morbidities will continue to increase as the proportion of older persons increases. Because of the fear of complications like bleeding, this group are undertreated. A study with a focus on antiplatelet and […]
Posted by: admin on: September 19, 2011
In new guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Prasugrel – a once daily oral antiplatelet medicine – received a Class I recommendation for use in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) after experiencing a non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (which comprises non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction or NSTEMI – a type of heart […]