Specific characteristics of STEMI in COVID-19 patients and their practical implications.
Kardiol Pol
; 80(3): 266-277, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1766359
ABSTRACT
ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is one of the cardiac emergencies whose management has been most challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients presenting with the "lethal combo" of STEMI and concomitant SARS-CoV-2 infection have faced dramatic issues related to the need for self-isolation, systemic inflammation with multi-organ disease and difficulties to obtain timely diagnosis and treatment. The interplay between these and other factors has partly neutralized the major advances in STEMI care achieved in the last decades, significantly impairing prognosis in these patients. In the present review article, we will provide an overview on mechanisms of myocardial injury, specific clinical and angiographic characteristics and contemporary management in different settings of STEMI patients with COVID-19, alongside the inherent implications in terms of in-hospital mortality and short-term clinical outcomes.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
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ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Kardiol Pol
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
KP.a2022.0072
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