The Stent - Save a Life! community is such a family united by its ambition to improve STEMI care on a global scale. The end of the year is therefore an appropriate moment to reflect on family affairs and look back on 2021.

Stent-Save a Life conducted an international survey to investigate the reduction rate of PPCI during the COVID-19 outbreak in the beginning of 2020 in countries participating in the SSL global initiative in comparison with the same period in 2019.

As we wrap up what has been an immensely challenging year for people around the world, I would like to express my deepest gratitude and best wishes to our dedicated country teams and members of the Stent-Save a Life community, to the national cardiac society representatives...

Happy New Year and welcome to 2020! As 2019 just wrapped itself, let's take the time to reflect on the past 12 months and get ready for the year ahead.

At the onset of the New Year, the Stent – Save a Life! global initiative is delighted to wish a warm welcome to Iran and Latvia as new active members of the SSL community.

Prof Jan Jacob Piek is appointed co-Chair of the global initiative. Read the announcement and learn more about Prof Jan Jacob Piek's professional background.

As every year, right before the EuroPCR conference, Stent – Save a Life! will be hosting its annual Forum meeting on Monday 18th May 2020 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris.

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Stent-Save a Life! and some renowned African scientific societies recently echoed this African proverb by uniting their efforts to hold collaborative sessions with the objective to tackle the problem of regional challenges of reperfusion.

As more countries are joining Stent-Save a Life! – all bringing in specific dynamics and challenges – why not learn more about the new members and their motivations for signing-up with the global initiative? In this edition, our Member Insight section takes you to Uruguay in the Latin America region.

Alfonsina Candiello answered our questions about the arguments for producing a blueprint on “How to develop a STEMI network?” and the approach to achieve this. Today, we have the pleasure to hear from the team in charge of the digital aspect of the project.