American Heart Association updates online course to treat STEMI

April 03, 2012 DALLAS, April 3, 2012 — The American Heart Association has updated its Learn:® Rapid STEMI ID course with new science and key changes from its revised 2010 AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. The self-directed, online course prepares healthcare professionals to:Evaluate and assess patients with potential symptoms of heart attack.Interpret electrocardiograms (ECGs) to identify ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a severe form of heart attack that occurs when blood supply is totally blocked to a large area of the heart.Activate a system of care to quickly open the blocked coronary artery.The course is part of the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline®, a program launched in 2007 to improve systems of care for people experiencing STEMI. Each year, more than 250,000 Americans have a STEMI