Impacto de la contingencia sanitaria por COVID-19 en las estrategias de reperfusión del síndrome coronario agudo

Gabriela Torres-Escobar, Hector González-Pacheco, José L. Briseño-De la Cruz, Alexandra Arias-Mendoza, Diego Araiza-Garaygordobil
2020 Archivos de Cardiología de México  
Reperfusion therapy is a measure of care in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), which should be performed once we have the diagnosis. Percutaneous coronary intervention is considered the gold standard, however in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, the reperfusion strategy is more focused on fibrinolytic therapy due to the shorter time required to perform and less exposure. This pandemic represents a contact problem in health personnel, since cases are increasing
more » ... so it is important to know the measures that must be followed to avoid coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
doi:10.24875/acm.m20000069 pmid:32523136 fatcat:s5kze2wm3rgt3lrul6ca6ngyou