The long road for tailored STEMI strategies but a short path for thrombus aspiration

Recent decades have seen improvements in the prognosis of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), mainly due to generalization of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and organization of STEMI networks to provide rapid and effective care. However, the fate of a significant percentage of patients remains ominous. It is of utmost importance to develop reliable tools to stratify prognosis and identify patients in whom usual care may not be enough to achieve optimal results. In the current issue of the Internal Journal of Cardiology, Leivo et al.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research