Right ventricular myocardial infarction
| Myocardial infarction | |
| ICD-10 | I21-I22 |
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| ICD-9 | 410 |
| DiseasesDB | 8664 |
| MedlinePlus | 000195 |
| MeSH | D009203 |
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Right ventricular myocardial infarction Microchapters |
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Differentiating Right ventricular myocardial infarction from other Diseases |
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Diagnosis |
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Treatment |
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Pharmacological Reperfusion |
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Mechanical Reperfusion |
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Antithrombin Therapy |
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Antiplatelet Agents |
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Other Initial Therapy |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Priyamvada Singh, M.D. [3]
Overview
Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology of Reperfusion | Gross Pathology | Histopathology
Causes
Differentiating Right ventricular myocardial infarction from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria | History & Symptoms | Physical Examination | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Coronary Angiography
Treatment
Initial Care
Pharmacologic Reperfusion | Reperfusion Therapy (Overview of Fibrinolysis and Primary PCI) | Fibrinolysis
Mechanical Reperfusion | The importance of reducing Door-to-Balloon times | Primary PCI | Adjunctive and Rescue PCI | Rescue PCI | Facilitated PCI | Adjunctive PCI | CABG | Management of Patients Who Were Not Reperfused | Assessing Success of Reperfusion
Antithrombin Therapy • Antithrombin therapy • Unfractionated heparin • Low Molecular Weight Heparinoid Therapy • Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Therapy • Factor Xa Inhibition • DVT prophylaxis • Long term anticoagulation
Antiplatelet Agents | Aspirin | Thienopyridine Therapy | Glycoprotein IIbIIIa Inhibition
Other Initial Therapy | Inhibition of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System | Magnesium Therapy | Glucose Control | Calcium Channel Blocker Therapy