have a higher risk of short-term mortality than patients with non-STEMI (NSTEMI), who have a higher risk of long-term mortality, Mark Chan and colleagues report. Current data on the difference in ...

The heparin standing orders for this site resulted in 100% excess dosing on the ACTION metric for STEMI patients due to the substantially lower limits set for excess dosing (60 U/kg bolus maximum ...

For patients with either NSTEMI or STEMI, American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines recommend that intravenous unfractionated heparin (UFH) be dosed by weight ...

The diagnosis of unstable angina and non-STEMI is primarily based on the clinical presentation supported by the ECG and laboratory assessment of specific cardiac enzymes. The ECG may show multiple ...