STEMI Interventions: The European Perspective and Stent for Life Initiative

Ander Regueiro; Javier Goicolea; Antonio Fernández-Ortiz; Carlos Macaya; Manel Sabaté

doi:10.1016/j.iccl.2012.06.008

STEMI Interventions: The European Perspective and Stent for Life Initiative

Interv Cardiol Clin. 2012 Oct;1(4):559-565. doi: 10.1016/j.iccl.2012.06.008. Epub 2012 Sep 1.

Authors

Ander Regueiro¹, Javier Goicolea², Antonio Fernández-Ortiz³, Carlos Macaya³, Manel Sabaté⁴

Affiliations

¹ Stent for Life Initiative, Spanish Society of Cardiology, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, # 5-7, Madrid 28028, Spain; Cardiology Department, Thorax Institute, Hospital Clinic, c/Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain.
² Stent for Life Initiative, Spanish Society of Cardiology, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, # 5-7, Madrid 28028, Spain; Cardiology Department, 'Puerta de Hierro' Hospital, C/Manuel de Falla 1, Majadahonda, Madrid 28222, Spain.
³ Stent for Life Initiative, Spanish Society of Cardiology, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, # 5-7, Madrid 28028, Spain; Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute, Clínico 'San Carlos' University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
⁴ Stent for Life Initiative, Spanish Society of Cardiology, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, # 5-7, Madrid 28028, Spain; Cardiology Department, Thorax Institute, Hospital Clinic, c/Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain. Electronic address: MASABATE@clinic.ub.es.

PMID: 28581969
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccl.2012.06.008

Abstract

The Stent for Life Initiative was launched by the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (a registered branch of the ESC) and EuroPCR. The purpose of the initiative is to support the implementation of European Society of Cardiology guidelines on management of acute myocardial infarction, help identify barriers to implementation of guidelines, and define actions to ensure that the majority of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients in Europe have access to primary percutaneous coronary intervention. The key objectives are to define the countries with an unmet medical need in the optimal treatment of STEMI and implement an action program to increase patient access to primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Networks; Primary angioplasty; ST segment elevation; Stent for life.

Publication types

Review