Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is an important health problem. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR)
programs following AMI have shown to be effective in reducing mortality. We aim to …

Aims An invasive approach is superior to medical management for the treatment of patients
with acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation (NSTE-ACS), but the optimal …

… Coronary angiography within 24 h is advised for patients not meeting these criteria but
presenting with elevated troponin or ischaemic ST-wave or T-wave changes as well as patients …

The task of developing ESC Guidelines covers not only the integration of the most recent
research, but also the creation of educational tools and implementation programmes for the …

Background If percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is required in patients taking oral
anticoagulants, antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel is indicated, but such triple …

… Differences between group means were tested by two-tailed Student’s t test. For comparison
of rates of discrete outcome variables, a χ 2 test or Fisher’s exact test was used. Trend …

… Nonfatal recurrent myocardial infarction was defined as the combination of chest pain,
changes in the ST-T segment, and a second increase in the serum creatine kinase level to more …

… Arnaud van't Hof coordinated this project and collated, checked, and analysed the data
specific to this part of the Zwolle Myocardial Infarction Study. Aylee Liem assisted in data …

Background The direct-acting platelet P2Y 12 receptor antagonist ticagrelor can reduce the
incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events when administered at hospital admission …

Background The most effective magnitude and timing of antiplatelet therapy is important in
patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We investigated whether the …