PMID- 34279451 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210722 IS - 2077-0383 (Print) IS - 2077-0383 (Electronic) IS - 2077-0383 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 13 DP - 2021 Jul 1 TI - Reducing Cardiac Injury during ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Reasoned Approach to a Multitarget Therapeutic Strategy. LID - 10.3390/jcm10132968 [doi] LID - 2968 AB - The significant reduction in 'ischemic time' through capillary diffusion of primary percutaneous intervention (pPCI) has rendered myocardial-ischemia reperfusion injury (MIRI) prevention a major issue in order to improve the prognosis of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. In fact, while the ischemic damage increases with the severity and the duration of blood flow reduction, reperfusion injury reaches its maximum with a moderate amount of ischemic injury. MIRI leads to the development of post-STEMI left ventricular remodeling (post-STEMI LVR), thereby increasing the risk of arrhythmias and heart failure. Single pharmacological and mechanical interventions have shown some benefits, but have not satisfactorily reduced mortality. Therefore, a multitarget therapeutic strategy is needed, but no univocal indications have come from the clinical trials performed so far. On the basis of the results of the consistent clinical studies analyzed in this review, we try to design a randomized clinical trial aimed at evaluating the effects of a reasoned multitarget therapeutic strategy on the prevention of post-STEMI LVR. In fact, we believe that the correct timing of pharmacological and mechanical intervention application, according to their specific ability to interfere with survival pathways, may significantly reduce the incidence of post-STEMI LVR and thus improve patient prognosis. FAU - Bellis, Alessandro AU - Bellis A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3476-5696 AD - Unita Operativa Complessa Cardiologia con UTIC ed Emodinamica-Dipartimento Emergenza Accettazione, Azienda Ospedaliera "Antonio Cardarelli", Via A. Cardarelli n. 9, 80131 Napoli, Italy. FAU - Di Gioia, Giuseppe AU - Di Gioia G AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3297-8399 AD - Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Montevergine Clinic, Via M. Malzoni, 83013 Mercogliano, Italy. FAU - Mauro, Ciro AU - Mauro C AD - Unita Operativa Complessa Cardiologia con UTIC ed Emodinamica-Dipartimento Emergenza Accettazione, Azienda Ospedaliera "Antonio Cardarelli", Via A. Cardarelli n. 9, 80131 Napoli, Italy. FAU - Mancusi, Costantino AU - Mancusi C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6690-1408 AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Universita FEDERICO II, Via S. Pansini n. 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy. FAU - Barbato, Emanuele AU - Barbato E AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Universita FEDERICO II, Via S. Pansini n. 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy. AD - Cardiovascular Center Aalst, OLV Clinic, 9300 Aalst, Belgium. FAU - Izzo, Raffaele AU - Izzo R AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Universita FEDERICO II, Via S. Pansini n. 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy. FAU - Trimarco, Bruno AU - Trimarco B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0701-6449 AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Universita FEDERICO II, Via S. Pansini n. 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy. FAU - Morisco, Carmine AU - Morisco C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2158-6317 AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Universita FEDERICO II, Via S. Pansini n. 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20210701 PL - Switzerland TA - J Clin Med JT - Journal of clinical medicine JID - 101606588 PMC - PMC8268641 OTO - NOTNLM OT - coronary microvascular obstruction OT - extracellular matrix OT - left ventricular remodeling OT - primary percutaneous coronary intervention OT - remote ischemic conditioning COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/07/20 06:00 MHDA- 2021/07/20 06:01 PMCR- 2021/07/01 CRDT- 2021/07/19 12:52 PHST- 2021/05/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/06/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/06/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/07/19 12:52 [entrez] PHST- 2021/07/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/07/20 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jcm10132968 [pii] AID - jcm-10-02968 [pii] AID - 10.3390/jcm10132968 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Clin Med. 2021 Jul 1;10(13):2968. doi: 10.3390/jcm10132968.