Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of vascular disease worldwide. Its major clinical
manifestations include ischemic heart disease, ischemic stroke, and peripheral arterial …

Background Several new antithrombotic therapies have emerged for the treatment of acute
coronary syndrome (ACS). We sought to assess contemporary patterns of antithrombotic …

Aims Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) is the preferred reperfusion
therapy in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We conducted this study to evaluate …

Adult basic life support and use of automated external defibrillators; 4

Background Data on large vessel strokes are important for resource allocation and
infrastructure development. Objective To determine an annual incidence of large vessel …

Context Coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality has declined substantially in Canada since
1994. Objective To determine what proportion of this decline was associated with temporal …

BACKGROUND: The question of whether gender-related disparities still exist in the
treatment and outcomes of patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) …

Background—There is speculation that the volume of percutaneous coronary interventions
(PCIs) has been decreasing over the past several years. Published studies of PCI volume …

• We recommend emergency cardiac catheterisation lab evaluation (and immediate PCI if
required), in a manner similar to patients with STEMI without cardiac arrest, in selected adult …

Aims Recent guidelines on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are based on randomized
clinical trials (RCTs) and registries with selected patients, and may therefore not represent …