Key result
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention successfully treated a patient with simultaneous cardio-cerebral infarction, leading to no residual paresis, angina, or dyspnea at 1-year follow-up.
Why the study?
Simultaneous cardio-cerebral infarction is exceptionally rare, and due to its rarity, there were no recommended therapeutic strategies.
Design
Case report
Authors
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May support primary PCI in select cardio-cerebral infarction cases; leaves open need for prospective trials.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Primary PCI is a feasible and effective reperfusion strategy for patients presenting with simultaneous acute myocardial infarction and acute ischemic stroke (cardio-cerebral infarction) when thrombolysis carries a high risk of hemorrhagic transformation.
Yusuf et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Simultaneous cardio-cerebral infarction (n=1). Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was evaluated on Clinical outcome at 1 year. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention successfully treated a patient with simultaneous cardio-cerebral infarction, leading to no residual paresis, angina, or dyspnea at 1-year follow-up.
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