[Astronauts, asteroids and the universe of antithrombotic therapies in primary percutaneous coronary intervention]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2017 Jun;18(6):461-466. doi: 10.1714/2700.27607.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

A sensation of self-awareness on the relativity of our certainties comes over looking to the huge amount of data on antithrombotic therapies assessed in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI). This sensation can be compared to the so-called "overview effect", a cognitive shift in awareness reported by some astronauts during spaceflight, often while viewing the Earth from orbit. In this review we will mention drugs floated like meteors in the Universe of STEMI treatment and we will discuss the body of evidence on oral and intravenous antithrombotic therapies for patients undergoing pPCI.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / adverse effects
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Hemorrhage / chemically induced
  • Humans
  • Injections
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention* / psychology
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / complications
  • ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / drug therapy
  • ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
  • Thrombophilia / drug therapy*
  • Thrombophilia / etiology
  • Uncertainty

Substances

  • Fibrinolytic Agents