Why the study?
Changing patient characteristics, differing revascularization features from other countries, and improved outcomes in Korea created a need for a Korean expert consensus on AMI revascularization.
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Regional differences in Korean AMI revascularization warrant tailored guidelines; extends global evidence to Asian populations.
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a fatal manifestation of ischemic heart disease and remains a major public health concern worldwide despite advances in its diagnosis and management. The characteristics of patients with AMI, as well as its disease patterns, have gradually changed over time in Korea, and the outcomes of revascularization have improved dramatically. Several characteristics associated with the revascularization of Korean patients differ from those of patients in other countries. The sophisticated state of AMI revascularization in Korea has led to the need for a Korean expert consensus. The Task Force on Expert Consensus Document of the Korean Society of Myocardial Infarction has comprehensively reviewed the outcomes of large clinical trials and current practical guidelines, as well as studies on Korean patients with AMI. Based on these comprehensive reviews, the members of the task force summarize the major guidelines and recent publications, and propose an expert consensus for revascularization in patients with AMI.
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Chang et al. (2021) conducted a review in Acute myocardial infarction. Revascularization was evaluated.
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