title: The History of Primary Angioplasty and Stenting for Acute Myocardial Infarction.
abstract: The evolution of the management of acute myocardial infarction (MI) has been one of the crowning achievements of modern medicine. At the turn of the twentieth century, MI was an often-fatal condition. Prolonged bed rest served as the principal treatment modality. Over the past century, insights into the pathophysiology of MI revolutionized approaches to management, with the sequential use of surgical coronary artery revascularization, thrombolytic therapy, and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with primary coronary angioplasty, and placement of intracoronary stents. The benefits of prompt revascularization inspired systems of care to provide rapid access to PCI. This review provides a historical context for our current approach to primary PCI for acute MI.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 550 1st Avenue, HCC-14th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA. Nathaniel.Smilowitz@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Nathaniel R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Smilowitz
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 550 1st Avenue, HCC-14th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA. Frederick.Feit@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Frederick
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Feit
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy*; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents / Q000266:history; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Angioplasty; Coronary artery disease; History; Myocardial infarction; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Stent; Thrombolysis