Cardiology

Therapeutic hypothermia not beneficial in awake patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Results from several randomized control trials on the potential benefit of therapeutic hypothermia (TH) in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are contradictory. Researchers analyzed 10 RCTs, including 706 patients, to compare the efficacy and safety of adjunctive TH with standard percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in awake patients with...