CHIEF MEDICAL EDITOR'S PAGE: Primary PCI for STEMI

PFO Closure to Prevent Stroke

How the closure of pathological patent foramen ovale may lower the rate of CS.

By Ryan Ko, MBBS, MRCP, and Michael J. Mullen, MBBS, FRCP, MD

The Transradial Approach

Does your fellowship training program teach it?

By Jennifer A. Tremmel, MD, MS

Guidelines for STEMI

Key messages from the ACC/AHA/SCAI 2009 focused update for the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

By Jeffery M. Sparling, MD; Pinak B. Shah, MD; and David O. Williams, MD

Optimizing Door-to-Balloon Time

How an academic teaching hospital system addressed the door-to-balloon time initiative.

By Aman Ali, MD; Ryan Cunnane, MD; Hannah Whitney, RN; and Timothy A. Sanborn, MD, FSCAI

Managing Transport for Primary PCI

A review of the literature and strategies to optimize patient outcomes.

By George S. Hanzel, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Radial Access for Primary PCI

The role of radial artery access in the evolution of percutaneous angioplasty and in minimizing complications.

By Martial Hamon, MD, and Javed Ehtisham, MD

Hemodynamic Support for PCI in AMI

Therapeutic device alternatives for acute myocardial infarction.

By Howard A. Cohen, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Fibrinolytic Therapy for STEMI

The role of this treatment in the era of primary percutaneous intervention.

By Troy A. Weirick, MD, and H. Vernon Anderson, MD, FACC, FSCAI

PCI Strategies After Fibrinolytic Therapy

How to choose the appropriate reperfusion strategy.

By Michel R. Le May, MD

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An Interview With Jason H. Rogers, MD

Dr. Rogers, a next-generation interventional cardiologist, shares his insights on percutaneous valvular treatments, his role in the ZEN trial, and future coronary/cardiac developments.