Following cardiac catheterization, patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have a higher risk of short-term mortality than patients with non-STEMI (NSTEMI), who have a ...

indicated by elevated cardiac biomarkers (see Cardiac Enzymes Topic Review) and ST segment elevation on the 12-lead ECG. According to the Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (MI ...

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 ...