Management of ST‐segment‐elevation myocardial infarction during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) outbreak: Iranian"247" National Committee's position paper on primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Issue 3 (22nd April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sadeghipour, Parham; Talasaz, Azita H.; Eslami, Vahid; Geraiely, Babak; Vojdanparast, Mohammad; Sedaghat, Mojtaba; Moosavi, Abouzar Fakhr; Alipour‐Parsa, Saeed; Aminian, Bahram; Firouzi, Ata; Ghaffari, Samad; Ghasemi, Massoud; Saleh, Davood Kazemi; Khosravi, Alireza; Kojuri, Javad; Noohi, Feridoun; Pourhosseini, Hamid; Salarifar, Mojtaba; Salehi, Mohamad Reza; Sezavar, Hashem; Shabestari, Mahmoud; Soleimani, Abbas; Tabarsi, Payam; Parsa, Amir Farhang Zand; Abdi, Seifollah
• Is Part Of: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions. Volume 97:Issue 3(2021)
• Page Start: E346
• Page End: E351
• Publication Date: 2020-04-22
• Subjects: acute myocardial infarction/STEMI -- percutaneous coronary intervention -- thrombolytic therapy; Heart -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Cardiac catheterization -- Periodicals; 616.1207572
• DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28889
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1522-1946

Abstract

Abstract: World Health Organization has designated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) as a pandemic. During the past several weeks, a considerable burden has been imposed on the Iranian's healthcare system. The present document reviewed the latest evidence and expert opinion regarding the management of ST‐segment‐elevation myocardial infarction during the outbreak of COVID‐19 and outlines a practical algorithm for it.