Top Things to Know: 2015 ACC/AHA/SCAI Focused Update on Primary PCI for Patients with STEMI
Published: October 21, 2015
- This guideline update focuses on multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and thrombus aspiration in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary PCI.
- Topics covered in this focused update include:
- Culprit Artery-Only Versus Multivessel PCI
- Aspiration Thrombectomy
- Changes in the recommendations address:
- PCI of a non-infarcted artery
- Selective and bailout aspiration thrombectomy in PCI
- Routine aspiration thrombectomy before PCI
- These timely updates ensure that these guidelines reflect current knowledge, available treatment options, and optimum medical care.
Citation
Levine GN, et al;. 2015 ACC/AHA/SCAI focused update on primary percutaneous coronary intervention for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: an update of the 2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI guideline for percutaneous coronary intervention and the 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions [published online ahead of print October 21, 2015]. Circulation. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000336.