Publications by authors named "Koos J Plomp"
JACC Cardiovasc Interv
November 2019
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to compare the effects of delayed versus immediate invasive treatment on heart damage and patient outcomes in individuals with transient ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
- - Researchers randomly assigned 142 patients to receive either delayed (22.7 hours) or immediate (0.4 hours) cardiac intervention and evaluated heart function and infarct size using imaging techniques at 4-day and 4-month follow-ups.
- - Results showed no significant differences in heart damage, function, or major health events between the two treatment groups, indicating that timing of intervention may not impact outcomes in transient STEMI cases.
Article Synopsis
- - The study focuses on patients with transient ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), who initially show ST-elevation on ECG but then experience symptom relief before treatment; the goal is to assess whether immediate or delayed invasive treatment is better for these cases.
- - In a trial involving 142 patients, researchers compared immediate and delayed treatment strategies and found little difference in infarct size and short-term adverse events like death or reinfarction between the two groups.
- - Conclusions indicate that the infarct size remains small regardless of treatment timing, and both immediate and delayed strategies result in similar rates of major adverse cardiac events within 30 days.
