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Review
. 2012 Oct;1(4):521-557.
doi: 10.1016/j.iccl.2012.07.002. Epub 2012 Oct 5.

Door-to-Balloon ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Interventions: Illustrated Cases

Sameer Mehta  1 , Rebecca Rowen  2 , Estefania Oliveros  3 , Camilo Pena  3 , Jennifer C Kostela  4 , Kevin Treto  5 , Ana Isabel Flores  3 , Salomon Cohen  6
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Door-to-Balloon ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Interventions: Illustrated Cases

Sameer Mehta et al. Interv Cardiol Clin. 2012 Oct.

Abstract

ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) intervention comprises 2 components, the STEMI procedure and the STEMI process, which have unique aspects that can be modified and improved, ultimately affecting patient outcome. The 15 illustrated cases in this article highlight suggested improvements mainly in the STEMI procedure, with some references as to how the authors practically improved the STEMI process for the described procedure. The illustrated procedures have been meticulously selected from more than 1000 short door-to-balloon STEMI interventions recorded in the Single Individual Community Experience Registry (SINCERE) database, and are aimed at educating the reader about unique STEMI skills.

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Primary percutaneous coronary intervention; ST-elevation myocardial infarction; Thrombectomy; Thrombus.

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