In ‐hospital outcomes in invasively managed acute myocardial infarction patients who receive morphine

ConclusionIn a large retrospective study, morphine was associated with larger infarct size, a longer hospital stay and a trend towards increased mortality in invasively managed NSTE‐ACS patients even after adjustment for clinical characteristics.

Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - November 22, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cian P. McCarthy, Vijeta Bhambhani, Eugene Pomerantsev, Jason H. Wasfy Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Source Type: research