PPCI

• Surgical Interventions to Manage Acute Coronary Syndromes - Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI):

  • the same procedure as a PCI, but is an immediate treatment for acute myocardial infarction with ST elevation (STEMI)
  • When a person presents with acute myocardial infarction the priority is to “re-perfuse” the area affected, as without this re-perfusion there is prolonged hypoxia which will result in further myocardial damage and tissue death
  • If a supply of oxygen can be restored, then this will result in less likelihood of muscle damage and preservation of pumping function
• Surgical Interventions to Manage Acute Coronary Syndromes - Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI):

  • The two main ways of re-perfusing the myocardium are:
  • use of thrombolytics
  • PCCI