In ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the coronary artery is completely blocked by a blood clot. It is the most serious type of heart attack. The best treatment for STEMI patients is to have the blocked artery opened by balloon inflation within 90 minutes of arriving at a hospital. The 90-minute window is called “door-to-balloon time. The shorter the door-to-balloon time, the greater the chance of survival. Treatment of this life-threatening illness is reviewed in this issue.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 6. STEMI Interventions - p. 6 7. Lessons Learned from STEMI Clinical Trials - p. 7 8. Pharmacoinvasive Management - p. 12 9. Optimal Anticoagulant Therapy in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Interventions - p. 20 10. Newer Pharmaceutical Agents for STEMI Interventions - p. 25 11. The Use of Bivalirudin in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction - p. 33 12. Interventions for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Women - p. 41 13. STEMI Interventions via the Radial Route - p. 52 14. Global Acute Myocardial Infarction Perspectives - p. 61 15. Compulsive Thrombus Management in STEMI Interventions - p. 66 16. Stenting in Acute STEMI Intervention - p. 72 17. Door-to-Balloon ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Interventions - p. 84 18. STEMI Interventions - p. 92 19. Lessons Learned from the Ottawa Regional STEMI Program - p. 98 20. Setting Up a Population-Based Program to Optimize ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Care - p. 106 21. The Critical Imperative - p. 114 22. Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Devices - p. 121 23. Telemedicine - p. 129 24. Index - p. 133
In ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the coronary artery is completely blocked by a blood clot. It is the most serious type of heart attack. The best treatment for STEMI patients is to have the blocked artery opened by balloon inflation within 90 minutes of arriving at a hospital. The 90-minute window is called “door-to-balloon time. The shorter the door-to-balloon time, the greater the chance of survival. Treatment of this life-threatening illness is reviewed in this issue.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 6. STEMI Interventions - p. 6 7. Lessons Learned from STEMI Clinical Trials - p. 7 8. Pharmacoinvasive Management - p. 12 9. Optimal Anticoagulant Therapy in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Interventions - p. 20 10. Newer Pharmaceutical Agents for STEMI Interventions - p. 25 11. The Use of Bivalirudin in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction - p. 33 12. Interventions for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Women - p. 41 13. STEMI Interventions via the Radial Route - p. 52 14. Global Acute Myocardial Infarction Perspectives - p. 61 15. Compulsive Thrombus Management in STEMI Interventions - p. 66 16. Stenting in Acute STEMI Intervention - p. 72 17. Door-to-Balloon ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Interventions - p. 84 18. STEMI Interventions - p. 92 19. Lessons Learned from the Ottawa Regional STEMI Program - p. 98 20. Setting Up a Population-Based Program to Optimize ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Care - p. 106 21. The Critical Imperative - p. 114 22. Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Devices - p. 121 23. Telemedicine - p. 129 24. Index - p. 133
