Mechanical Reperfusion for STEMI From Randomized Trials to Clinical Practice [Hardcover]

As a leading cause of death in developed countries, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and its various treatment options are of great concern to those in the cardiology field. This text presents evidence-based chapters that supply clinicians with real-life situations and strategies to treat STEMI patients more effectively and at a quicker pace. A highly illustrated and fully referenced source, this comprehensive text provides both a scientific background and a practical overview of the invasive management of STEMI patients.

RATIONALE AND ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS
Primary Angioplasty vs. Fibrinolysis: An Overview of Randomized Trials and Registry Data Eric Boersma
Which Patients Should Be Transferred for Primary PCI? Jacob Thorsted Sorensen, Christian Juhl Terkelsen, and Steen Dalby Kristensen
Pharmacological Facilitation in Primary Angioplasty: Myth or Reality? Giuseppe De Luca
How to Organize Networks for Invasive Treatment of STEMI: Krakow Experience Zbigniew Siudak and Dariusz Dudek
How to Organize Networks for Invasive Treatment of STEMI: The Zwolle Experience Menko-Jan de Boer and Arnoud W.J. vant Hof
How to Organize Networks for Invasive Treatment of STEMI: Link?ping Experience Magnus Janzon
How to Organize Networks for Invasive Treatment of STEMI: Experience in the United States Molly Szerlip, David Cox, and Cindy Grines
How to Organize Networks for Invasive Treatment of STEMI: Experience in Asia Cheol Whan Lee and Seung-Jung Park
Failed Thrombolysis: Rescue Angioplasty or Conservative Therapy? Stephen Ellis
Primary PCI in Cardiogenic Shock and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac ArrestMarko Noc

ADJUNCTIVE PHARMACOTHERAPY
Oral Antiplatelet Therapy Johanne Silvain, Farzin Beygls’