How to balance acute myocardial infarction and COVID 19: the protocols from Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
Dear Editor, Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a cardiovascular emergency and requires an emergency diagnosis and treatment process. Unfortunately, the highly contagious COVID 19 pneumonia is obviously affecting the diagnosis and treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) which includes ST elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) There are increasing confirmed cases around multiple countries every day. The transmission dynamics is not fully understood [1] It is necessary to adjust the routine diagnosis and treatment protocol of AMI to face the serious public health event.
Intensive Care Medicine