Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Anderson, Jeffrey L
• Morrow, David A
• Campion, Edward W
• Campion, Edward W.

Titel

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Ist Teil von

• The New England journal of medicine, 2017-05, Vol.376 (21), p.2053-2064

Ort / Verlag

United States: Massachusetts Medical Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This review focuses on the initial presentation and in-hospital management of acute myocardial infarction, including selection of a management strategy and options for antithrombotic therapy. Acute myocardial infarction with or without ST-segment elevation (STEMI or non-STEMI) is a common cardiac emergency, with the potential for substantial morbidity and mortality. The management of acute myocardial infarction has improved dramatically over the past three decades and continues to evolve. This review focuses on the initial presentation and in-hospital management of type 1 acute myocardial infarction. Definition and Types Acute myocardial infarction is an event of myocardial necrosis caused by an unstable ischemic syndrome. 1 In practice, the disorder is diagnosed and assessed on the basis of clinical evaluation, the electrocardiogram (ECG), biochemical testing, invasive and noninvasive imaging, and . . .