STEMI Watch 2025: Clinical Excellence in Prevention, Management, and Intervention

Written with Mission: Lifeline® hospitals in mind, STEMI Watch 2025: Clinical Excellence in Prevention, Management, and Intervention provides physicians and staff with a concise and practical update on ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). In the ninth edition of this series, you'll gain valuable STEMI CME/CE while reviewing clinically relevant recommendations to improve consistency of cardiac care for patients.

Complete with tables, treatment algorithms, and ECG strips, STEMI 2025 is presented in four online modules allowing for per-module CME/CE testing. Gain insight on STEMI diagnosis, treatment, and management; ECG analysis and review; and outpatient management of venous thromboembolism in the emergency department.

In the United States, someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds, and someone dies from heart disease every 33 seconds. STEMI 2025 provides tools to help you and your staff make positive changes.

Features:

• Expertly written articles on evidence-based treatments for STEMI
• Valuable ECG images with interpretation from experts
• Concise targeted articles that summarize the latest research and provide clinically relevant recommendations to improve patient care
• Opportunity to earn up to 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^™ or ANCC credits

Benefits include:

• Improve the consistency of cardiac care for STEMI patients.
• Gain proven strategies to eliminate obstacles that prevent STEMI patients from accessing and receiving appropriate treatments.
• Easy module format for physicians and nurses to earn self-paced continuing education credits.
• Concise PDF format for convenient offline learning.

Table of Contents

• Module 1: Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Initial Therapy: Evaluate the results of the SCOT-HEART Study, the cardiovascular risks of mRNA COVID vaccines, the link between migraine and ischemic vascular disease, and more.
• Module 2: ECG Analysis and Review: Evaluate various ECGs to find the root causes of cardiovascular trouble.
• Module 3: Treatment and Management: Evaluate medication options for left ventricular thrombus, wine consumption and cardiovascular health, the effectiveness of beta-blockers after myocardial infarctions, medication options for hypertension, and more.
• Module 4: Outpatient Management of Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosed in the Emergency Department: Consider how to handle venous thromboembolism in the ED, including risk factors, diagnostic tools, and treatment options.

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Faculty:

Physician Editor:
Michael H. Crawford, MD
Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Consulting Cardiologist, UCSF Health, San Francisco

Physician Peer Reviewers:
Frank Petito, MD
Professor of Clinical Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine

Gerald Roberts, MD
Senior Attending Physician, Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNS/LIJ Health Care System, New Hyde Park, NY

Steven M. Winograd, MD, FACEP
Attending Emergency Physician, Trinity Health, Albany, NY

Susan Zhao, MD
Director, Adult Echocardiography Laboratory; Associate Chief, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Nurse Planners:
Kay Ball, RN, PhD, CNOR, FAAN
Professor of Nursing, Otterbein University, Westerville, OH

Andrea Light, MS, RN, EMT, TCRN, CEN
Trauma Program Manager, OhioHealth Pickerington Methodist Hospital, Pickerington, OH

Aurelia Macabasco-O’Connell, PhD, ACNP-BC, RN, PHN, FAHA
Associate Professor, Azusa Pacific University School of Nursing, Azusa, CA

Accreditation & Credit Designation Statements:

In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The Relias LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

10 ANCC contact hours will be awarded to participants who meet the criteria for successful completion.

Activity Objectives:

After reading STEMI Watch 2025: Clinical Excellence in Prevention, Management, and Intervention, the participant will be able to:

1. Discuss current scientific research and data regarding the diagnosis of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
2. Discuss the pathogenesis and treatment of STEMI.
3. Cite new information regarding new drugs for STEMI and new uses for traditional drugs.
4. Identify ancillary issues of importance for healthcare providers who treat STEMI patients.
5. Discuss advances in STEMI treatment.

How to Earn Credits:

Physicians and nurses participate in this CME/CE activity by reading the articles, using the provided references for further research, and studying the relevant questions at the end of each module. Participants will then be directed to a website, where they will complete an online assessment to show what they’ve learned. They must score 80% on the assessment in order to complete the activity, but they are allowed to answer the questions multiple times if needed. After they have successfully completed the assessment, they will be directed to an online activity evaluation form. Once that is submitted, they will receive their certificate.

Target Audience:

This activity is intended for cardiologists, coronary care nurses and staff, emergency medicine physicians and nurses, emergency medical service providers, ECG staff, percutaneous coronary intervention center staff, and freestanding emergency department staff.

Expiration: July 9, 2028

ISBN: 978-1-941481-78-3