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Incidence of No Culpirt Lesions and Other Key NACMI Findings Early in the COVID pandemic last spring, cardiologists on social media shared a large number of PCI cases where a COVID-positive patient going to the cath lab with STEMI showed no culprit lesion blockages in their coronary arteries, which is usually the main cause of STEMI. There was speculation as to what the actual percentage of these presentations were, with estimates at 50 percent or more. The NACMI registry found it is lower...

SCAI Study Shows COVID Fears Continue to Cause Americans to Avoid Doctor Visits More people are afraid of contracting COVID than having a heart attack or stroke,  findings also highlight fears and barriers among Black and Latino populations A recent Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) survey found nearly 40 percent of Americans still do not feel safe going to the doctors office while coronavirus is still a risk. Survey respondents also said they are more afraid of...