Course Details

Credit/contact hours: .25
Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes
Publication Date: May 10, 2018
Expiration date: May 9, 2027
Reviewed: May 9, 2024

Description:

It is well established the prompt reperfusion therapy within the first six hours of MI symptom onset can significantly reduce mortality and morbidity after MI, and reperfusion therapy with PCI/stenting or fibrinolysis is well established. However, it is not uncommon that a patient will undergo coronary angiography 12 or even 24 hours after MI, where a totally occluded artery is identified at that point in time. We present a case of such a patient and review a classic clinical trial that addresses this clinical situation.

Note: This course is eligible for ACPE credit.

You Will Learn

• To identify patients who present at later time points when reperfusion therapy is less well established
• To enumerate patient-specific considerations when considering PCI in patients presenting late after MI
• To appropriately apply the results of a classic clinical trial relating to this situation
• To consider the appropriate clinical guidelines as they apply to patients presenting late after MI

Method and medium:

Learners participate in the interactive learning modules by correctly answering multiple choice questions dispersed throughout. Learners will be prompted to try again if a question is answered incorrectly.The course will open in a new tab - to exit the course, simply close that tab.