El infarto agudo de miocardio con elevación persistente del segmento ST (IMCEST) es una
emergencia médica, producto de la oclusión de las arterias coronarias, que conllevan a la
isquemia miocárdica transmural, y que de persistir lleva a una lesión miocárdica o necrosis (1).
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Kligerman, Seth;
Bykowski, Julie;
Hurwitz Koweek, Lynne;
Policeni, Bruno;
Ghoshhajra, Brian;
Brown, Michael;
Davis, Andrew;
Dibble, Elizabeth;
Johnson, Thomas;
Khosa, Faisal;
Ledbetter, Luke;
Leung, Steve;
Liesbeskind, David;
Litmanovich, Diana;
Maroules, Christopher;
Panell, Jeffrey;
Powers, William;
Villines, Todd;
Wang, Lily;
Wann, Samuel;
Corey, Amanda;
Abbara, Suhny.
Syncope and presyncope lead to well over one million emergency room visits in the United States each year. Elucidating the cause of syncope or presyncope, which are grouped together given similar etiologies and outcomes, can be exceedingly difficult given the diverse etiologies. This becomes more challen...
This guideline covers assessment, diagnosis and referral for people over 16 who have had a transient loss of consciousness (TLoC; also called a blackout). It aims to improve care for people with TLoC by specifying the most effective assessments and recommending when to refer to a specialist....