Top 10 STEMI Pitfalls and Complications, How to Avoid Them. and How to Manage Them
Presenter
Timothy D. Henry, M.D., MSCAI, The Christ Hospital Health Network, Covington, KY
Timothy D. Henry, M.D., MSCAI, The Christ Hospital Health Network, Covington, KY
Learning Objectives:
- Be aware of the most common mistakes made during STEMI PCI and how to avoid them
- Be familiar with the most common complications of primary PCI and how to manage them
- Discuss lack of hemodynamic support, no-reflow, slow flow, poor flow, vaso-vagal symptoms, heavy thrombus, embolization, missing the IRA, not using imaging
Keywords: Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)