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 […]
Posted by: admin on: June 6, 2011
Category Cardio vascular system/ Family Practice/ Clinical guidelines We all know that as high 40% victims of 1st STEMI succumb within 1st hour. How the patient is managed is of paramount importance. More important for primary care practice is prevention of such a terminal event and following new guidelines definitely help! Team@CMHF