Whether you have ready access to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or are in a place where transport times may necessitate treatment with thrombolytics, Philips unique total STEMI solution is designed to support and 
speed the entire relay of care starting with the point of discovery when the paramedic takes the first 12-lead ECG to hand-off at the ED and through the hospital to the Cath Lab and post-procedure care.
Only the Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator has the advanced DXL 12-lead ECG Algorithm with Clinical Decision Support tools, which takes STEMI clinical decision support to a new level with unique capabilities that enable confident decision-making to help speed triage. Along with the HeartStart MRx, Philips cardiographs, monitors, ECG information management systems, and Cath Lab imaging and information solutions seamlessly work together to help hospital teams efficiently mobilize resources and prepare for treatment.
Start the clock at the point of discovery with flexible, reliable and fast 12-lead ECG transmission capabilities
Time to reperfusion begins at the point of discovery when the first 12-lead ECG is taken by the paramedic. Philips has flexible, reliable, and fast 12-lead ECG transmission capabilities. Philips open approach to data management means a wide range of networking connections, transmission strategies, and delivery options to fit any kind of operation, enabling you to print, display, copy, fax, email and forward via data card, Bluetooth™ wireless technology, or Ethernet to get the information where it needs to go, quickly, to prepare for the patient’s arrival and treatment.
Support confident decision-making with advanced STEMI clinical decision support tools
Only the Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator has the advanced DXL 12-lead ECG Algorithm with Clinical Decision Support tools, which takes STEMI clinical decision support to a new level with unique capabilities that enable confident decision-making to help speed triage.
- Pinpoints the STEMI-CA (Culprit Artery) most likely responsible for the acute symptoms, which can assist in directing care in the field and treatment in the Cath Lab.
- Generates Critical Values for four distinct life-threatening conditions – acute MI, acute ischemia, complete heart block, and very fast heart rate – that require immediate clinical attention.
- Provides enhanced Gender-Specific Diagnostic Criteria to improve recognition and interpretation of cardiac symptoms in women.
Philips also offers predictive instruments designed to help support confident decision-making.
- Acute Cardiac Ischemia – Time Insensitive Predictive Instrument (ACI-TIPI) uses the 12-lead ECG to provide a percentage score for predicted probability that the patient is having an Acute Ischemia.
- Thrombolytic Predictive Instrument (TPI) uses the 12-lead ECG to predict patient outcome with and without thrombolytic therapy.
Receive full workflow support from the pre-hospital 12-lead ECG to and through the Cath Lab
Philips provides full workflow support from the pre-hospital 12-lead ECG to and through the hospital to the Cath Lab, and beyond to post-procedure care.
- The same 12-lead ECG can be transmitted from the HeartStart MRx to Philips cardiographs to Philips monitors
- The 12-lead ECG is viewable on Philips Xcelera in the Cath Lab
- The Philips Allura Coronary Angiography (3D-CA) a powerful interventional tool for coronary imaging, may help prevent misrepresentations of lesions and bifurcations by minimizing foreshortened views of the coronary vessel tree.
- Full deployment of the catheter can be checked using Philips StentBoost software (full stent deployment has been shown to decrease the risk of another heart attack)
Extend the reach of care
Healthcare needs to be provided wherever it’s best for the patient. We provide connected healthcare solutions at home that enable independence and convenience for people with chronic heart diseases.
Philips can help support the relay of STEMI care from discovery to treatment – from EMS, to the ED, to the Cath Lab. Our innovative, reliable and cost-effective solutions are designed to work together to help caregivers save lives and resources.
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