Current State of ST-Segment Myocardial Infarction: Evidence-based Therapies and Optimal Patient Outcomes in Advanced Systems of Care.
Heart Fail Clin. 2016 Jan;12(1):49-63
Authors: Thomas JL, French WJ
Abstract
Advances in reperfusion therapy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) provide optimal patient outcomes. Reperfusion therapies, including contemporary primary percutaneous coronary intervention, represent decades of clinical evidence development in large clinical trials and national databases. However, rapid identification of STEMI and guideline-directed management of patients across broad populations have been best achieved in advanced systems of care. Current outcomes in STEMI reflect the evolution of both clinical data and idealized health care delivery networks.
PMID: 26567974 [PubMed - in process]