Impact of infarct location and size on clinical outcome after ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention

For patients suffering from acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), it is controversial whether infarct location predicts worse clinical outcome independently of infarct size. We therefore aimed to investigate the prognostic relevance of infarct location in relation to infarct size in STEMI patients treated with contemporary primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - November 16, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Martin Reindl, Magdalena Holzknecht, Christina Tiller, Ivan Lechner, Michael Schiestl, Felix Simma, Mathias Pamminger, Benjamin Henninger, Agnes Mayr, Gert Klug, Axel Bauer, Bernhard Metzler, Sebastian J. Reinstadler Source Type: research