ABBREVIATIONS IN THIS CHAPTER ACS Acute coronary syndrome BMS Bare metal stent CABG Coronary artery bypass grafting DAPT Dual antiplatelet therapy DES Drug-eluting stent GPI Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor HIT Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia NSTE ACS Non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome PCI Percutaneous coronary intervention STEMI ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction UA Unsta...

De Winter syndrome is a rare electrocardiographic (ECG) pattern that makes the diagnosis of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) very challenging. Our case indicates early identification and such ECGs timely reperfusion therapy de as an STEMI equivalent are required to improve prognosis patients.

Common clinical features of subacute rupture left ventricular free wall after acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction are: (1) recurrent or persistent chest pain; (2) recurrent or persistent ST segment elevation; (3) hypotension. Integrating these signs into a syndrome can increase the clinician's awareness to the fatal complication.

It is rare to observe ST-segment elevation in only the anterior leads and not the inferior leads during right coronary artery occlusion. We describe a case with acute myocardial infarction (MI) by right coronary artery occlusion who developed ST-segment elevation only in the precordial leads V1 to V3.

PURPOSE Despite successful restoration of blood flow in epicardial artery after myocardial infarction (MI), some patients do not benefit sufficiently from modern revascularisation methods due to the impairment of microcirculation, also called no-reflow phenomenon. Hyperlipidaemia is well established risk factor of coronary heart disease and its detrimental actions on vessels are widely acknowle...

BACKGROUND despite the widespread use of electrocardiographic changes to characterize patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction, little is known about recent trends in the incidence rates, treatment, and outcomes of patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction further classified according to the presence of ST-segment elevation. The objectives of this population-based study were...

BACKGROUND Patients with recent non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction commonly have heterogeneous characteristics that may be challenging to assess clinically. METHODS AND RESULTS We prospectively studied the diagnostic accuracy of 2 novel (T1, T2 mapping) and 1 established (T2-weighted short tau inversion recovery [T2W-STIR]) magnetic resonance imaging methods for imaging the ischem...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES A variety of cardiac magnetic resonance indexes predict mid-term prognosis in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients. The extent of transmural necrosis permits simple and accurate prediction of systolic recovery. However, its long-term prognostic value beyond a comprehensive clinical and cardiac magnetic resonance evaluation is unknown. We hypothesized t...

The most common symptom: 1. Chest pain Pain is the most common presenting complaint in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Pain is deep and visceral, adjectives commonly used to describe it are heavy, squeezing and crushing although occasionally described as stabbing and burning. 2. Electrocardiographic changes ECG is sensitive for detecting myocardial ischemia and infarct...

In Korea, the incidence of acute myocardial infarction has been increasing rapidly. Twelve-month clinical outcomes for 13,133 patients with acute myocardial infarction enrolled in the nationwide prospective Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry study were analyzed according to the presence or absence of ST-segment elevation. Patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) ...