Nathan R. Every

TL;DR: The NRMI data demonstrate that the recommendations of recent clinical trials and published guidelines are being implemented, resulting in more rapid administration of intravenous thrombolytic therapy, increasing use of primary angioplasty and more frequent use of adjunctive therapies known to reduce mortality, and may be contributing to the higher prevalence of non-Q wave infarctions, shorter hospital stays and lower hospital mortality.

TL;DR: In a multivariate analysis, CTO was the strongest predictor against the selection of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as a treatment strategy, indicating that efforts to improve the success rate of PCI in CTO may have a significant impact on management of coronary disease.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined treatment and outcomes in patients admitted to the hospital with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by congestive heart failure (CHF).

TL;DR: The use of statin therapy within the first 24 hours of hospitalization for AMI is associated with a significantly lower rate of early complications and in-hospital mortality.

TL;DR: In elderly patients who present with AMI, primary PTCA is associated with modestly lower short- and long-term mortality rates, and the benefits of primary coronary angioplasty persisted when stratified by hospitals' AMI volume and the presence of on-site angiography.