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, MD

Fredy El Sakr, MD; Mohamad Kenaan, M...

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, MRCP¹; Christine Mars, Dip HE¹; Ian Kemp, BA¹; Rob Cooper, MRCP¹; Paul Arnold¹; Claire Roome, MBBS¹; Keith Wilson¹; Jim McLenachan, MD²; Huon Gray, MD³; John Morris, MD¹; Rod H. Stables, DM¹

Adeel Shahzad, MRCP1; Christine Mars...

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