STEMI

Original Contribution

Root Cause Analysis of Deaths in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarctions Treated with Primary PCI: What Can We Do Better?

03/15/2017

Fredy El Sakr , MD;

Mohamad Kenaan , MD;

Daniel Menees , MD;

Milan Seth , BS, MS;

Hitinder S. Gurm , MBBS, MD, FSCAI;

Recent data demonstrate that mortality of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has not changed despite dramatic reduction in door-to-balloon times. Identifying potential areas in care that can be further optimized to...

Recent data demonstrate that...

03/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Numbers, Numbers, Numbers – So Many Details Hide in Plain Sight! Insights From HEAT-PPCI and HEAT-SEALED

05/27/2016

Sorin J. Brener , MD;

An editorial on the utility of the HEAT-SEALED pathway presented by Shahzad et al in this month's issue of the JIC.

An editorial on the utility of...

05/27/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Describing Activity in Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: An Exploration of Denominators. From the HEAT Trial – A Systematic Evaluation of PPCI Activations in Liverpool, Explaining Denominators (HEAT-SEALED)

04/15/2016

Adeel Shahzad , MRCP, MBBS;

Christine Mars ;

Ian Kemp , BA;

Robert M. Cooper , MBChB, MRCP;

Paul Arnold ;

Claire Roome , MBBS;

Keith Wilson ;

Jim McLenachan , MD;

Huon Gray , MD;

Rodney H. Stables , DM, MA, BM, BCh, FRCP, MD;

The HEAT-SEALED pathway offers a practical and comprehensive solution to the problem of describing denominators in STEMI and primary PCI. Routine application would facilitate a more consistent and precise description of activity and outcome.

The HEAT-SEALED pathway offers a...

04/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology