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ReviewCurrent cardiology reviews2021

Myocardial Infarction with and without ST-segment Elevation: a Contemporary Reappraisal of Similarities and Differences.

Andreas Mitsis, Felice Gragnano

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Review in Current cardiology reviews, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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57citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

57 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Andreas MitsisDepartment of Cardiology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Felice GragnanoDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Nicosia General Hospital · CYUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the similarities and differences between myocardial infarction with or without ST-segment elevation is an essential step for proper patients' management in current practice. Both syndromes are caused by critical stenosis or total occlusion of coronary arteries (mostly due to thrombosis on atherosclerotic plaque), and manifest with a similar clinical presentation. Recent epidemiologic studies show that the relative incidence of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) moves in an opposite fashion (decreasing and increasing respectively), with a prognosis that is worse at short-term follow-up for STEMI but comparable at long-term. Current management differs, as for STEMIs, immediate reperfusion is recommended, while for NSTEMIs, risk stratification is mandatory in order to stratify patients' risk, and then decide the timing for coronary angiography. Periprocedural and technical aspects of the interventional management, as well as antithrombotic medications, are for the most similarly implemented in the two types of MI, with routine radial access, DES implant, and novel P2Y12 inhibitors representing the standard of care in both cases. The following review article aims to compare the two types of MI, with and without persistent STsegment elevation. The main purpose is to explore their similarities and differences and address areas of uncertainty with regards to clinical presentation, therapeutic management, and prognosis. The identification of high-risk NSTEMI patients is important as they may require an individualised approach that can substantially overlap with current STEMI recommendations, and their mortality remains high if their management is delayed.

Indexed as

Myocardial InfarctionNon-ST Elevated Myocardial InfarctionST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionCoronary AngiographyHumansPrognosisRisk FactorsAcute myocardial infractionde winter`s patternECGNSTEMISTEMIwellen`s syndrome.

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PMID33305709
PMCPMC8762150
OpenAlexW3112938829

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