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Should We Start Using OCT in Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Lesions?
In ST elevation MI, the common assessment methodology continues to the angiography; however, we all know it has certain limitations, especially when it comes to intermediate lesions or coronary dissections. Using imaging, especially high resolution such as OCT, has been looked into by some studies, but never randomized studies. The EROSION III is a randomized...
Survey to Evaluate Myocardial Infarction Reperfusion in LatAm
The Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology together with the Interamerican Society of Cardiology (SIAC) and the Stent-Save a Life! Initiative have developed a short survey (which can be answered in less than 5 minutes) to learn how ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes are treated in Latin America. The final objective of this survey is...
ST Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction Management in Latin America: A Survey
We are glad to invite the entire Latin American community to make part of this survey aimed at collecting data on the quality of ST elevation MI management in Latin America. It will take just 5 minutes of your time, is totally anonymous, and will contribute to the better understanding of the different treatment realities...
ESC 2020 | Acute Myocardial Infarction and Anemia: Are Transfusions Necessary?
In anemic patients undergoing acute myocardial infarction, a restrictive transfusion strategy is as safe as a more liberal approach, in addition to saving costs. The cutoff value to decide for a transfusion would be < 8 g/dl hemoglobin. The REALITY outcomes were presented during the virtual ESC 2020 sessions. Anemia is relatively common in patients...
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the Time of COVID-19
This study cites the experience of 6 sites during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York. All patients included had a confirmed diagnosis of coronavirus infection and also ST-segment elevation on electrocardiography. Eighteen patients met these criteria. We are used to large randomized studies; consequently, this small registry of less than 20 people seems to...
Hours of Sleep and Myocardial Infarction Risk
This is one of the first studies to prospectively assess this association, and its outcomes support the idea that poor sleep is a potential MI risk factor. Even though we need further data to be able to modify the current sleep duration standards as part of life-style change recommendations, it seems reasonable to start bearing...
Revascularization in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Causing ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an increasing cause of acute myocardial infarction, particularly in younger women. These infarctions are frequently treated conservatively given the risks entailed by revascularization, due to the possibility of causing an antegrade or retrograde expansion of the dissection. The uncertainty around treatment for these patients gave way to this study (recently...
Is Complete Revascularization the Right Choice in Acute Myocardial Infarction with Multivessel Disease?
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Primary coronary angioplasty has been the treatment of choice for acute myocardial infarction (MI) for many years, but such strategy is associated with nonculprit lesions in a large group of patients. While it has been proven that nonculprit-lesion revascularization offers better outcomes, the groups that would benefit from it are...
Maintaining Physical Activity After an Acute Myocardial Infarction Reduces Mortality
Performing a successful primary angioplasty and prescribing preventive medication without advising on the importance of keeping up with or taking up physical activity is a waste of one of our many opportunities to improve the quality of life of our patients and reduce mortality among them. If clinical cardiologists do not take over the patient,...