FIRST REPORT ON THE USE OF A POLYMER FREE BIOLIMUS COATED STENT IN PRIMARY ANGIOPLASTY FOR ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Transradial angioplasty for ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Use of the radial artery as the access site for cardiac interventions has been increasing over the last decade. With this, its application to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has also become more common and continues to rise, with increasing interest across Europe and more recently the USA. The most obvious benefits of this approach...

Primary coronary angioplasty for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Qatar: First nationwide program

In this article, we outline the plans, protocols and strategies to set up the first nationwide primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) program for ST-elevation myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in Qatar, as well as the difficulties and the multi-disciplinary solutions that we adopted in preparation. We will also report some of the landmark literature that guided our plans. The guidelines u...

acute st-elevation myocardial infarction after coronary stent fracture

the invention of the drug-eluting stent (des) has brought about revolutionary changes in the field of interventional cardiology. in the des era, in-stent restenosis has declined but new issues such as stent thrombosis have emerged. one of the emerging paradigms in the des era is stent fracture. there are reports about stent fracture leading to in-stent restenosis or stent thrombosis. most of th...

Reducing myocardial free wall rupture following acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a case for primary angioplasty.

Risk Factors of Reperfusion Failure following Primary Angioplasty for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

BACKGROUND Although percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improves outcomes compared to thrombolysis, a substantial number of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients do not achieve optimal myocardial reperfusion. This study was designed to evaluate factors related to suboptimal myocardial reperfusion after primary PCI in patients with STEMI. METHODS Totally, 155 patients (124 m...