New Strategy to Prevent Acute Myocardial Infarction by Public Education　― A Position Statement of the Committee on Public Education About Emergency Medical Care of the Japanese Circulation Society ―

Yasunori Ueda; Yoshio Tahara; Tomonori Itoh; Kenichi Tsujita; Masashi Sakuma; Testuya Amano; Kayoko Sato; Takuya Taniguchi; Chika Nishiyama; Satomi Konno; Taku Iwami; Toyoaki Murohara; Koichi Node

doi:10.1253/circj.CJ-20-1308

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New Strategy to Prevent Acute Myocardial Infarction by Public Education　― A Position Statement of the Committee on Public Education About Emergency Medical Care of the Japanese Circulation Society ―

Yasunori Ueda, Yoshio Tahara, Tomonori Itoh, Kenichi Tsujita, Masashi Sakuma, Testuya Amano, Kayoko Sato, Takuya Taniguchi, Chika Nishiyama, Satomi Konno, Taku Iwami, Toyoaki Murohara, Koichi Node

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Yasunori Ueda
Cardiovascular Division, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital [Japan]
Yoshio Tahara
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center [Japan]
Tomonori Itoh
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University [Japan]
Kenichi Tsujita
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University [Japan]
Masashi Sakuma
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University [Japan]
Testuya Amano
Department of Cardiology, Aichi Medical University [Japan]
Kayoko Sato
Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University [Japan]
Takuya Taniguchi
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Otsu City Hospital [Japan]
Chika Nishiyama
Department of Critical Care Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University [Japan]
Satomi Konno
Konno Hospital [Japan]
Taku Iwami
Health Service, Kyoto University [Japan]
Toyoaki Murohara
Department of Cardiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University [Japan]
Koichi Node
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University [Japan]

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction, Pre-infarction angina, Prevention, Public education

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2021 Volume 85 Issue 3 Pages 319-322

DOI https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.CJ-20-1308

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Abstract

Although many efforts have been made to prevent death from acute myocardial infarction (MI) by quick revascularization therapy and use of mechanical circulation support devices, and to prevent the occurrence of acute MI by optimal medical therapy, acute MI is still a leading cause of death worldwide. Because the majority of fatal MI cases occur outside hospital and death occurs so rapidly after MI onset, it is difficult to effectively prevent deaths from acute MI by improving the in-hospital treatment strategy of acute MI or by reducing the prehospital delay in the treatment. Therefore, we need a new strategy to prevent death from acute MI, mainly by preventing the occurrence of acute MI itself. In this review, we summarize the present status and propose a new strategy, the “STOP MI Campaign”, to prevent acute MI by public education.

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