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Enhancing microcirculation in STEMI patients: can intracoronary thrombolysis combined with thrombus aspiration provide an optimal strategy?

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a critical cardiovascular emergency characterized by acute coronary artery occlusion and subsequent myocardial injury. The pathophysiology of MVO is systematically reviewed, followed by an evaluation of clinical studies on thrombus aspiration and intracoronary thrombolysis in STEMI management.

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ECG Cases 50 – STEMI: A Failed Paradigm, Enter Occlusion MI

ECG Cases

Jesse McLaren illustrates the paradigm shift from STEMI to Occlusion MI (OMI) through 9 cases, and drives home the points that if there is STEMI criteria, consider false positives (eg. secondary and proportional to LVH or BER); if there is no STEMI criteria, consider false negatives and look for other signs of occlusion (eg.

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ECG Blog #426 — Are STEMI Criteria Met?

Ken Grauer, MD

ECG Blog #193 — Reviews the basics for predicting the " culprit " artery ( as well as reviewing why the term "STEMI" — should be replaced by "OMI" = O cclusion-based MI ). . = R elated E CG B log P osts to Today’s Case : ECG Blog #205 — Reviews my S ystematic A pproach to 12-lead ECG Interpretation.

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"Non-STEMI" is a worthless term.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 60 yo with 2 previous inferior (RCA) STEMIs, stented, called 911 for one hour of chest pain. Here is his most recent previous ECG: This was recorded after intervention for inferior STEMI (with massive ST Elevation, see below), and shows inferior Q-waves with T-wave inversion typical of completed inferior OMI. ng/mL (quite large).

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Prehospital Pulse-Dose Glucocorticoid in STEMI

JAMA Cardiology

This randomized clinical trial investigates if prehospital pulse-dose glucocorticoid treatment has a cardioprotective effect in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

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Ischaemia-reperfusion time differences in ST-elevation myocardial infarction in very young patients: a cohort study

Open Heart

Introduction ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is one of the most prevalent presentations in young patients. Methods A retrospective, multicentre cohort study was carried out in 6799 patients diagnosed with STEMI. to 1.54) (p<0.042).

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Webinar: Beyond STEMI: Diagnosing Acute Coronary Occlusion on the ECG. The Queen of Hearts can do it for you!!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Beyond STEMI: Diagnosing Acute Coronary Occlusion on the ECG. The Queen of Hearts AI app can do it for you. With explainability too.

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