Right ventricular myocardial infarction
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Priyamvada Singh, M.D. [3]
Pathophysiology of Reperfusion | Gross Pathology | Histopathology
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria | History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Coronary Angiography | Other Imaging Findings
Treatment
Pharmacologic Reperfusion: Reperfusion Therapy (Overview of Fibrinolysis and Primary PCI) | Fibrinolysis
Mechanical Reperfusion: The Importance of Reducing Door-to-Balloon Times | Primary PCI | Adjunctive and Rescue PCI | Rescue PCI | Facilitated PCI | Adjunctive PCI | CABG | Management of Patients Who Were Not Reperfused | Assessing Success of Reperfusion
Antithrombin Therapy: Antithrombin Therapy | Unfractionated Heparin | Low Molecular Weight Heparinoid Therapy | Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Therapy | Factor Xa Inhibition | DVT Prophylaxis | Long Term Anticoagulation
Antiplatelet Agents: Aspirin | Thienopyridine Therapy | Glycoprotein IIbIIIa Inhibition
Other Initial Therapy: Inhibition of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System | Magnesium Therapy | Glucose Control | Calcium Channel Blocker Therapy
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