Morphine Use in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction With Downstream PY Receptor Blockers-Insight From Observational Study

• Main Authors: Ariel Roguin MD, PhD (Author), Ofer Kobo MD (Author), Simcha Ron Meisel MD, MSc (Author), Emad Maraga MD (Author), Aaron Frimerman MD (Author), Naama Amsalem BSc, MHM (Author), Rinat Malka RN, MA (Author), Yaniv Levi MD (Author), Rami Abu Fanne MD, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: Morphine use for patients presenting with NSTE-ACS is associated with excess mortality. However, the role of morphine in STE-ACS is ill characterized. We have recently confirmed direct prothrombotic effect of morphine using murine models. We sought to explore whether morphine us...