Acute Myocardial Infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation (Management of)

Topics: Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)

Summary

Authors

Ph. Gabriel Steg (Chairperson), Stefan K. James (Chairperson), Dan Atar, Luigi P. Badano, Carina Blomström Lundqvist, Michael A. Borger, Carlo Di Mario, Kenneth Dickstein, Gregory Ducrocq, Francisco Fernandez-Aviles, Anthony H. Gershlick, Pantaleo Giannuzzi, Sigrun Halvorsen, Kurt Huber, Peter Juni, Adnan Kastrati, Juhani Knuuti, Mattie J. Lenzen, Kenneth W. Mahaffey,Marco Valgimigli, Arnoud van’t Hof, Petr Widimsky, Doron Zahger

Table of contents: Full Text (ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines)

• Introduction

The definition of acute myocardial infarction, epidemiology of St-segment elevation myocardial infarction

• Emergency care

  Initial diagnosis, Relief of pain, breathlessness and anxiety, Cardiac arrest,pre-hospital logistics of care, reperfusion therapy, management of hyperglycaemia in the acute phase of STEMI 

• Management during hospitalization and at discharge

Coronary care unit logistics and monitoring, Risk assessment and imaging, Assessment of myocardial viability, Routine thearpy sor ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

• Complications following ST-segment elevation myocardial infraction

Haemodynamic and rhythm disturbances, Cardiac complications