High incidence of acute coronary occlusion in patients without protocol positive ST segment elevation referred to an open access primary angioplasty programme

Conclusions A number of patients referred to an open access PPCI programme have protocol negative ECGs but myocardial infarction and acute coronary artery occlusion amenable to angioplasty.

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Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - June 18, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Apps, A., Malhotra, A., Tarkin, J., Smith, R., Kabir, T., Lane, R., Mason, M., Ali, O., Rogers, P., Banya, W., Whitbread, M., Ilsley, C., Dalby, M. Tags: Drugs: cardiovascular system, Stroke, Interventional cardiology, Ischaemic heart disease, Radiology, Clinical diagnostic tests, Cardiothoracic surgery, Vascular surgery Original article Source Type: research