PMID- 24434342 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140708 LR - 20140117 IS - 1827-1898 (Electronic) IS - 0031-0808 (Linking) VI - 55 IP - 4 DP - 2013 Dec TI - The optimal treatment of STEMI: new pharmacological and device approaches. PG - 339-43 AB - Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Many deaths are contributed to acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Recently, epidemiological studies have been shown reduction in STEMI related mortality over the last decade. This reduction has partially been attributed to new pharmacological and device advances that were utilized during STEMI treatment. The goal of this manuscript is to review new pharmacological and device approaches available in the treatment of STEMI patients. FAU - Movahed, M R AU - Movahed MR AD - CareMore Health Care Arizona, Division of Cardiology The Southern Arizona VA health Care System Tucson, Arizona and Division of Cardiology University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA - rmova@aol.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - Italy TA - Panminerva Med JT - Panminerva medica JID - 0421110 RN - 0 (Cardiovascular Agents) SB - IM MH - Absorbable Implants MH - *Cardiac Catheters/trends MH - Cardiovascular Agents/adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - *Diffusion of Innovation MH - Drug-Eluting Stents MH - Humans MH - Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis/mortality/*therapy MH - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention/adverse effects/*instrumentation/mortality/trends MH - Prosthesis Design MH - *Stents/trends MH - Thrombectomy/adverse effects/*instrumentation/mortality/trends MH - Treatment Outcome EDAT- 2014/01/18 06:00 MHDA- 2014/07/09 06:00 CRDT- 2014/01/18 06:00 PHST- 2014/01/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/01/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/07/09 06:00 [medline] AID - R41Y2013N04A0339 [pii] PST - ppublish SO - Panminerva Med. 2013 Dec;55(4):339-43.