ST elevation myocardial infarction

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Pathophysiology of Vessel Occlusion
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Differentiating ST elevation myocardial infarction from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Anne-Marie Anagnostopoulos, M.D.; Debanik Chaudhuri, M.D.; Robert Salazar, M.D.

Synonyms and keywords: AMI, STEMI, heart attack, MI, myocardial infarct, acute MI, coronary, coronary thrombosis

Pathophysiology

Pathophysiology of Vessel Occlusion | Pathophysiology of Reperfusion | Gross Pathology | Histopathology

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Complications | Prognosis

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Criteria | History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Electrocardiogram | EKG Examples | Chest X Ray | Cardiac MRI | Echocardiography | Coronary Angiography

Treatment

Initial Care

Oxygen | Nitrates | Analgesics | Aspirin | Beta Blockers | Antithrombins | The coronary care unit | The step down unit | STEMI and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Pharmacologic Reperfusion | Reperfusion Therapy (Overview of Fibrinolysis and Primary PCI) | Fibrinolysis

Mechanical Reperfusion | The importance of reducing Door-to-Balloon times | Primary PCI | Adjunctive and Rescue PCI | Rescue PCI | Facilitated PCI | Adjunctive PCI | CABG | Management of Patients Who Were Not Reperfused | Assessing Success of Reperfusion

Antithrombin Therapy | Antithrombin therapy | Unfractionated heparin | Low Molecular Weight Heparinoid Therapy | Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Therapy | Factor Xa Inhibition | DVT prophylaxis | Long term anticoagulation

Antiplatelet Agents | Aspirin | Thienopyridine Therapy | Glycoprotein IIbIIIa Inhibition

Other Initial Therapy | Inhibition of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System | Magnesium Therapy | Glucose Control | Calcium Channel Blocker Therapy | Lipid Management

Long-Term Medical Therapy and Secondary Prevention

Overview | Inhibition of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System | Cardiac Rehabilitation | Pacemaker Implantation | Long Term Anticoagulation

Case Studies

Case #1 | Case #2 | Case #3 | Case #4 | Case #5

Related Chapters

• Acute Coronary Syndrome Risk Stratification
• Angina
• Cardiac arrest
• Coronary thrombosis
• Hibernating myocardium
• Stunned myocardium
• Ventricular remodeling
• The Living Guidelines: STEMI

External Links

• Clinical Trial Results: An up to date resource of Cardiovascular Research
• Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating Your 10-year Risk of Having a Heart Attack - based on information of the Framingham Heart Study, from the United States National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
• Heart Attack - overview of resources from MedlinePlus.
• American College of Cardiology (ACC) Door to Balloon (D2B) Initiative.
• American Heart Association's Heart Attack web site - Information and resources for preventing, recognizing and treating heart attack.

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