Key result
Fast cardiopulmonary resuscitation, primary percutaneous coronary intervention, and therapeutic hypothermia led to the successful and complete recovery of a 37-year-old male with STEMI and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the importance of rapid CPR, primary PCI, and therapeutic hypothermia in managing STEMI complicated by out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
May support bundled resuscitation in select young STEMI arrest; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Background: The most common cause of early death in acute myocardial infarction with ST elevation are malignant heart rhythm disorders, generally occurring in the first four hours of myocardial infarction. The incidence of ventricular fibrillation is greatest in the early stage of the myocardial infarction, and sudden cardiac deaths occur most often in outpatient conditions. Case reports: This paper presents a patient whose first manifestation of coronary artery disease was myocardial infarction with ST elevation complicated by early ventricular fibrillation. Rapid measures of cardiopulmonal resuscitation enabled quick establishment of normal sinus rhythm. Primary percutaneous intervention was performed, with revascularization of artery responsible for acute myocardial infarction. In order to reduce ischemic brain damage, therapeutic hypothermia was applied since the patient was presented in post-reanimation coma. Conclusion: Better treatment of patients with cardiac arrest in outpatient conditions and faster revascularization of the infarct artery are crucial for a reduction of mortality in acute myocardial infarction.
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Lasica et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Acute myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation complicated with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (n=1). Primary percutaneous coronary intervention and therapeutic hypothermia was evaluated on Survival and neurological recovery. Fast cardiopulmonary resuscitation, primary percutaneous coronary intervention, and therapeutic hypothermia led to the successful and complete recovery of a 37-year-old male with STEMI and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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