patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have a higher risk of short-term mortality than patients with non-STEMI (NSTEMI), who have a higher risk of long-term mortality ...
STEMI most often results from coronary thrombosis after plaque rupture rather than fixed obstruction. Unstable angina has a lower incidence of coronary thrombosis compared with non-STEMI or STEMI ...