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Is there a role for ischemia detection after an acute myocardial infarction?
Jesus Peteiro, Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera, Unit of Echocardiography and Department of Cardiology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), CIVER-CV, University of A Coruña, A Coruña 15004, Spain
Author contributions: Peteiro J designed and wrote the paper; Bouzas-Mosquera A revised it critically and contributed to the design and discussion.
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Corresponding author: Jesus Peteiro, DPhil, Doctor, Unit of Echocardiography and Department of Cardiology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), CIVER-CV, University of A Coruña, Xubias de Arriba 84, A Coruña 15008, Spain. pete@canalejo.org
Received: May 7, 2019
Peer-review started: May 10, 2019
First decision: August 16, 2019
Revised: August 27, 2019
Accepted: October 14, 2019
Article in press: October 15, 2019
Published online: January 26, 2020
Processing time: 232 Days and 18.6 Hours
Peer-review started: May 10, 2019
First decision: August 16, 2019
Revised: August 27, 2019
Accepted: October 14, 2019
Article in press: October 15, 2019
Published online: January 26, 2020
Processing time: 232 Days and 18.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Coronary angiography and eventual revascularization have become the most common approaches for patients with acute coronary syndromes. Ischemia detection in this scenario is usually regarded as unnecessary for most of the patients. However, some recent data suggested that it could have a role in the decision-making process, particularly after ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction in the presence of multivessel disease but also after non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome.