Mechanical complications in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: A single centre experience.
Jonas LanzDörte WyssLorenz RäberStefan StorteckyLukas HunzikerStefan BlöchlingerDavid ReinekeLars EnglbergerThomas ZanchinMarco ValgimigliDik HegStephan WindeckerThomas PilgrimPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Despite advances in the management of STEMI patients, mortality of mechanical complications stays considerable in this contemporary cohort. Older age, female sex, and a prolonged latency period between symptom onset and angiography are associated with the occurrence of these complications.
Keyphrases
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- risk factors
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- computed tomography
- optical coherence tomography
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- risk assessment
- prognostic factors
- physical activity
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- cardiovascular events
- patient reported outcomes
- atrial fibrillation
- community dwelling