Elliott M. Antman

TL;DR: In this article, the binding site of aspirin to platelet cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) was found to interfere with aspirin's cardioprotectiv...

TL;DR: Patients previously diagnosed with unstable angina are more properly diagnosed as having non–ST-elevation MI (NSTEMI) on the basis of the detection of elevated levels of cardiac troponins in their blood.

TL;DR: Clinicians need to consider three primary possible aetiologies for an elevated cardiac marker in the situation described above: (1) the elevated marker reflects an acute myocardial infarction as the cause of the arrhythmia, (2) the arrHythmia resulted in sufficient imbalance in myocardia oxygen supply and demand to result in acute my Cardiac Infarction, and (3) Electrical cardioversion or other resuscitative efforts caused myocardIAL damage.

TL;DR: It is suggested that a strategy of ENOX improves outcomes by preventing re-occlusion in patients achieving initial successful reperfusion after fibrinolytic therapy rather than by facilitating initial reperfusions.

TL;DR: Clinicians want to provide their patients with the best possible advice with respect to the management of cardiovascular risk, often implementing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines designed to improve health outcomes.