Management of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak: Iranian"247" National Committee's position paper on primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Parham Sadeghipour; Azita H Talasaz; Vahid Eslami; Babak Geraiely; Mohammad Vojdanparast; Mojtaba Sedaghat; Abouzar Fakhr Moosavi; Saeed Alipour-Parsa; Bahram Aminian; Ata Firouzi; Samad Ghaffari; Massoud Ghasemi; Davood Kazemi Saleh; Alireza Khosravi; Javad Kojuri; Feridoun Noohi; Hamid Pourhosseini; Mojtaba Salarifar; Mohamad Reza Salehi; Hashem Sezavar; Mahmoud Shabestari; Abbas Soleimani; Payam Tabarsi; Amir Farhang Zand Parsa; Seifollah Abdi

doi:10.1002/ccd.28889

Management of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak: Iranian"247" National Committee's position paper on primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Feb 15;97(3):E346-E351. doi: 10.1002/ccd.28889. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

Authors

Parham Sadeghipour¹, Azita H Talasaz², Vahid Eslami³, Babak Geraiely⁴, Mohammad Vojdanparast⁵, Mojtaba Sedaghat⁶, Abouzar Fakhr Moosavi⁷, Saeed Alipour-Parsa³, Bahram Aminian⁸, Ata Firouzi¹, Samad Ghaffari⁹, Massoud Ghasemi⁴, Davood Kazemi Saleh¹⁰, Alireza Khosravi¹¹, Javad Kojuri⁸, Feridoun Noohi¹, Hamid Pourhosseini², Mojtaba Salarifar², Mohamad Reza Salehi¹², Hashem Sezavar¹³, Mahmoud Shabestari⁵, Abbas Soleimani¹⁴, Payam Tabarsi¹⁵, Amir Farhang Zand Parsa⁴, Seifollah Abdi¹

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Modares Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁵ Atherosclerosis Prevention Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
⁶ Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
⁷ Heshmat hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
⁸ Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
⁹ Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
¹⁰ Bahman Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
¹¹ Hypertension Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
¹² Department of Infectious Diseases, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
¹³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
¹⁴ Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
¹⁵ Department of Infectious Diseases, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

World Health Organization has designated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic. During the past several weeks, a considerable burden has been imposed on the Iranian's healthcare system. The present document reviewed the latest evidence and expert opinion regarding the management of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction during the outbreak of COVID-19 and outlines a practical algorithm for it.

Keywords: acute myocardial infarction/STEMI; percutaneous coronary intervention; thrombolytic therapy.

MeSH terms

Algorithms
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
COVID-19 / transmission
Humans
Infection Control / organization & administration*
Iran / epidemiology
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention*
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / therapy*