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Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The Deception of Delay⁎
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become the predominant reperfusion strategy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) throughout western healthcare systems. Recent estimates in the United States suggest that primary PCI is used in 85% of all STEMI cases that undergo reperfusion, with thrombolytic agents used in only 9% and the combination of thrombolytic agents with PCI in 6% (). This dramatic switch from thrombolytic therapy to primary PCI was the result of several studies conducted in the early 1990s that demonstrated the superiority of primary PCI at reducing stroke and reinfarction as ...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - April 17, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cindy L. Grines, Theodore Schreiber Tags: Acute Coronary Syndromes: Editorial Comment Source Type: research
