STEMI - ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Summary

A STEMI is a acute heart attack where heart muscle is dying. Treatment is to rapidly restore blood flow to the affected area most commonly with a cardiac cath lab stenting.

Key Words

ST Segment

segment of the EKG

Epidemiology

Physical Exam

Reference

• O'Gara PT, Kushner FG, Ascheim DD, et al. 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines [published correction appears in Circulation. 2013 Dec 24;128(25):e481]. Circulation. 2013;127(4):e362-e425. doi:10.1161/CIR.0b013e3182742cf6
• Rao SV, O'Donoghue ML, Ruel M, et al. 2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. Published online February 27, 2025. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001309