23 May 2019
When the clock is ticking: managing complex STEMI patients and making timely touch calls
With the collaboration of the Portuguese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention - APIC and the Scottish Cardiac Society
Chairpersons:
J. Brum Silveira, H. Eteiba
Panellists:
P. De Araujo Gonçalves, K.G. Oldroyd
Summary
Consult this session to learn all about how to manage complex STEMI patients and to better understand the importance of recognising and promptly managing life-threatening STEMI due to non-coronary aetiology.
Learning Objectives
- To appreciate the challenges and need for prompt decision-making during complex STEMI presentations
- To understand the importance of recognising and promptly managing life-threatening STEMI due to non-coronary aetiology
- To share expert views about the value and limitation of intravascular imaging to distinguish iatrogenic from spontaneous dissection during STEMI