ST elevation myocardial infarction: Difference between revisions
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[[ST elevation myocardial infarction diagnostic criteria|Diagnostic Criteria]] | [[ST elevation myocardial infarction history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[ST elevation myocardial infarction physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[ST elevation myocardial infarction electrocardiogram|Electrocardiogram]] | [[ST elevation myocardial infarction chest x ray|Chest X Ray]] | [[ST elevation myocardial infarction cardiac MRI|Cardiac MRI]] | [[ST elevation myocardial infarction echocardiography|Echocardiography]] | [[ST elevation myocardial infarction coronary angiography|Coronary Angiography]] | [[ST elevation myocardial infarction diagnostic criteria|Diagnostic Criteria]] | [[ST elevation myocardial infarction history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[ST elevation myocardial infarction physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[ST elevation myocardial infarction electrocardiogram|Electrocardiogram]] | [[ST elevation myocardial infarction EKG examples|EKG Examples]] | [[ST elevation myocardial infarction chest x ray|Chest X Ray]] | [[ST elevation myocardial infarction cardiac MRI|Cardiac MRI]] | [[ST elevation myocardial infarction echocardiography|Echocardiography]] | [[ST elevation myocardial infarction coronary angiography|Coronary Angiography]] | ||
== Treatment == | == Treatment == | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Anne-Marie Anagnostopoulos, M.D.; Debanik Chaudhuri, M.D.; Robert Salazar, M.D.
Synonyms and keywords: AMI, STEMI, heart attack, MI, myocardial infarct, acute MI, coronary, coronary thrombosis
Overview
Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology of Vessel Occlusion | Pathophysiology of Reperfusion | Gross Pathology | Histopathology
Causes
Differentiating ST elevation myocardial infarction from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Triggers
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria | History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Electrocardiogram | EKG Examples | Chest X Ray | Cardiac MRI | Echocardiography | Coronary Angiography
Treatment
Pre-Hospital Care
Initial Care
Oxygen | Nitrates | Analgesics | Aspirin | Beta Blockers | Antithrombins | The coronary care unit | The step down unit | STEMI and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Pharmacologic Reperfusion | Reperfusion Therapy (Overview of Fibrinolysis and Primary PCI) | Fibrinolysis
Mechanical Reperfusion | The importance of reducing Door-to-Balloon times | Primary PCI | Adjunctive and Rescue PCI | Rescue PCI | Facilitated PCI | Adjunctive PCI | CABG | Management of Patients Who Were Not Reperfused | Assessing Success of Reperfusion
Antithrombin Therapy • Antithrombin therapy • Unfractionated heparin • Low Molecular Weight Heparinoid Therapy • Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Therapy • Factor Xa Inhibition • DVT prophylaxis • Long term anticoagulation
Antiplatelet Agents | Aspirin | Thienopyridine Therapy | Glycoprotein IIbIIIa Inhibition
Other Initial Therapy | Inhibition of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System | Magnesium Therapy | Glucose Control | Calcium Channel Blocker Therapy | Lipid Management
Pre-Discharge Care
Long-Term Medical Therapy and Secondary Prevention
Overview | Inhibition of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System | Cardiac Rehabilitation | Pacemaker Implantation | Long term anticoagulation
Case Studies
Case #1 | Case #2 | Case #3 | Case #4 | Case #5
Related Chapters
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Angina
- Cardiac arrest
- Coronary thrombosis
- Hibernating myocardium
- Stunned myocardium
- Ventricular remodeling
- The Living Guidelines: STEMI
- In suggesting edits to the guidelines, WikiDoc suggests that the following classification scheme used by the ACC / AHA guidelines. Read more about the classification scheme used by the ACC / AHA Guidelines Committee here.
External Links
- Clinical Trial Results: An up to date resource of Cardiovascular Research
- Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating Your 10-year Risk of Having a Heart Attack - based on information of the Framingham Heart Study, from the United States National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
- Heart Attack - overview of resources from MedlinePlus.
- Heart Attack Warning Signals from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
- Regional PCI for STEMI Resource Center - Evidence based online resource center for the development of regional PCI networks for acute STEMI
- STEMI Systems - Articles, profiles, and reviews of the latest publications involved in STEMI care. Quarterly newsletter.
- American College of Cardiology (ACC) Door to Balloon (D2B) Initiative.
- American Heart Association's Heart Attack web site - Information and resources for preventing, recognizing and treating heart attack.
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