RATIONALE AND ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTSPrimary Angioplasty vs. Fibrinolysis: An Overview of Randomized Trials and Registry Data Eric BoersmaWhich Patients Should Be Transferred for Primary PCI? Jacob Thorsted Sorensen, Christian Juhl Terkelsen, and Steen Dalby KristensenPharmacological Facilitation in Primary Angioplasty: Myth or Reality? Giuseppe De LucaHow to Organize Networks for Invasive Treatment of STEMI: Krakow Experience Zbigniew Siudak and Dariusz DudekHow to Organize Networks for Invasive Treatment of STEMI: The Zwolle Experience Menko-Jan de Boer and Arnoud W.J. van’t HofHow to Organize Networks for Invasive Treatment of STEMI: Linköping Experience Magnus JanzonHow to Organize Networks for Invasive Treatment of STEMI: Experience in the United States Molly Szerlip, David Cox, and Cindy GrinesHow to Organize Networks for Invasive Treatment of STEMI: Experience in Asia Cheol Whan Lee and Seung-Jung ParkFailed Thrombolysis: Rescue Angioplasty or Conservative Therapy? Stephen EllisPrimary PCI in Cardiogenic Shock and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Marko Noc ADJUNCTIVE PHARMACOTHERAPYOral Antiplatelet Therapy Johanne Silvain, Farzin Beygui, Jean-Philippe Collet, and Gilles MontalescotGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors Kristofer M. Dosh and David J. MoliternoAnticoagulation Therapy Giuseppe De Luca TECHNICAL ASPECTSBalloon Angioplasty or BMS? Giuseppe De LucaDrug-Eluting Stent: Weighing Costs and Benefits Robert A. Byrne and Adnan KastratiMechanical Prevention of Distal Embolization: Rationale and Trials Results Giuseppe De LucaDistal Protection Devices: Tips and Tricks Giuseppe De LucaThrombectomy Devices: Tips and Tricks David Antoniucci and Angela MiglioriniProximal Devices: Tips and Tricks Joost D. E. Haeck and Karel T. KochHemodynamic Support in High-Risk Patients José P. S. HenriquesLimitation of Infarct Size: Adjunctive Mechanical Devices Simon R. DixonTransradial Access for Primary PCI: Advantages Beyond Any Doubt Giovanni Amoroso and Ferdinand KiemeneijIntravascular Imaging: IVUS, OCT, and Angioscopy Giuseppe De Luca REDEFINING THE SUCCESS OF MECHANICAL REPERFUSIONRedefining the Success of Mechanical Reperfusion: ST-Segment Resolution Giuseppe De LucaRedefining the Success of Mechanical Reperfusion: TIMI Flow and Myocardial Blush Alexandra J. Lansky and Vivian G. NgRedefining the Success of Mechanical Reperfusion: Doppler Flow-Wire Bimmer E. P. M. Claessen, Matthijs Bax, and Jan J. PiekRedefining the Success of Mechanical Reperfusion: Cardiac MRI Giuseppe Tarantini and Sabino IlicetoRedefining the Success of Mechanical Reperfusion: Contrast Echocardiography Hiroshi ItoRedefining the Success of Mechanical Reperfusion: Nuclear Techniques Roberto Sciagrà SPECIAL ISSUESBleeding Complications in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Prognostic Implications and Prevention Eugenia Nikolsky and Roxana MehranContrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients Undergoing Primary Angioplasty: Prognostic Implications, Prevention, and Management Giancarlo Marenzi and Antonio L. Bartorelli A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTUREMyocardial Regeneration: Cell Therapy after Reperfusion in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Pieter A. van der Vleuten, René A. Tio, and Felix ZijlstraEarly Discharge after Primary PCI Gerrit J. Laarman and Maurits T. Dirksen GUIDELINESACC/AHA and ESC Guidelines Giuseppe De Luca Index
