Immediate administration of aspirin after ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) reduces the risk of vascular events, but the optimum dose in this setting is unknown. Berger et al.

Initial medical management of STEMI consists of relief of ischemic pain with nitrates and morphine, antithrombotic measures including antiplatelet agents (aspirin, thienopyridines and glycoprotein ...

These small studies showed that aspirin, at doses from 75 mg/day up to 1300 mg/day, significantly reduced the incidence of cardiovascular (CV) death and myocardial infarction (MI) compared with ...

Antiplatelet therapy with aspirin is the standard care for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Notably, addition of clopidogrel augments the effects of aspirin in ...

The rationale for prescribing aspirin to patients with or at risk ... a small and uncomplicated myocardial infarction requiring hospitalization, or the development of new Q-waves indicating ...

Immediate treatment for suspected acute myocardial infarction includes oxygen, aspirin, and sublingual nitroglycerin. Most cases of STEMI (ST elevation MI) are treated with thrombolysis or ...