Interhospital transfer for early revascularization in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock—a report from the SHould we …

RV Jeger, CH Tseng, JS Hochman, ER Bates - American heart journal, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Early revascularization (ERV) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial
infarction (STEMI) and cardiogenic shock (CS) reduces mortality rates. Patients admitted to …

Timing, setting and incidence of cardiovascular complications in patients with acute myocardial infarction submitted to primary percutaneous coronary intervention

C Giglioli, M Margheri, S Valente, M Comeglio… - Canadian Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Background At the Istituto di Clinica Medica Generale e Cardiologia (Florence, Italy), the
widespread use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has markedly changed the …

Quantification of regional functional improvement of infarcted myocardium after primary PTCA by contrast‐enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

G Klug, T Trieb, M Schocke, M Nocker… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To assess with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) the relationship
between treatment delay and improvement of regional left ventricular function after primary …

Air ambulance transport times and advanced cardiac life support interventions during the interfacility transfer of patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial …

ST Youngquist, SE McIntosh, ER Swanson… - Prehospital …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives. To characterize transport times for the interfacility air ambulance transport of
patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), to estimate the …

Clinical policy: indications for reperfusion therapy in emergency department patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction

FM Fesmire, WJ Brady, S Hahn, WW Decker… - Annals of emergency …, 2006 - Elsevier
358 Annals of Emergency Medicine Volume 48, no. 4: October 2006 direct bearing on this
policy. Articles included in this policy were graded on the basis of a predetermined formula …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of care of patients with acute myocardial infarction in Bulgaria: a cross-sectional study

M Ganova-Iolovska, K Kalinov, M Geraedts - BMC health services …, 2009 - Springer
Background Cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of death in Bulgaria. Because of
notable differences in mortality rates between Bulgaria and other European countries, we …

[HTML][HTML] Percutaneous coronary intervention in cardiogenic shock complicating acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction—a single centre experience

V Subban, A Gnanaraj, B Gomathi, E Janakiraman… - Indian Heart …, 2012 - Elsevier
Background Mortality in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock
(CS) approaches 70–80%, regardless of the type of pharmacological treatment. Early …

Early reperfusion strategies after acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: the importance of timing

DP Faxon - Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine, 2005 - nature.com
Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction is estimated to occur in more than
500,000 people in the US every year. With the introduction of reperfusion therapy by …

Outcomes of contemporary interventional therapy of ST elevation infarction in patients older than 75 years

S Zimmermann, S Ruthrof, K Nowak… - … Indexed and Peer …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background Data on contemporary real‐world outcomes of interventional revascularization
in patients≥ 75 y of age with ST elevation infarction (STEMI) are limited. Methods We …

Periodic variation and its effect on management and prognosis of Korean patients with acute myocardial infarction

HE Park, BK Koo, W Lee, Y Cho, JS Park… - Circulation …, 2010 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: The characteristics of the periodic variation in acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
and the subsequent effect on management and prognosis have not been fully investigated …