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
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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

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