An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that mines ECG data and alerts the primary PCI team to activate the cath lab can reduce STEMI patients’ arrival times by as much as 10 minutes, according to ...

New data from an international study of AliveCor’s smartphone app and accompanying two-wire ECG found the mobile tool to be on par with a standard 12-lead ECG among patients presenting with ST-segment ...

In 2023–24, the number of ECG tests rose to 3,96,444, with 2,642 STEMI cases detected. The most remarkable increase came in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An AI-enabled ECG identified patients with STEMI, the worst kind of heart ...

I was involved in a malpractice case a couple of years ago as a consultant. The case involved an emergency physician who was being sued for failure to make a rapid diagnosis of an ST-segment elevation ...

A heart attack is an incredibly sudden and dangerous cardiac event that requires quick action for a successful recovery. How hospitals manage to get patients from door to treatment varies, with some ...

Streamlined processes and STEMI networks are among the efforts being used to improve care for heart attack patients. This article first appeared in the July/August 2014 issue of HealthLeaders magazine ...

Sooner was not better when using ECG to determine candidates for urgent coronary angiography after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), according to the PEACE study from Europe. The earlier the ECG ...

Patients with suspected ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who undergo prehospital electrocardiography have a 20% lower risk of in-hospital mortality than those who do not have this ...

This study is reminiscent of a 2009 publication by Jayroe and colleagues [1] in which researchers asked 15 experienced cardiologists to interpret 116 ECGs for evidence of STEMI. In that study, only 8 ...