Objectives: We sought to compare emergency coronary angiography with or without rescue
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with conservative treatment in patients with failed …

Objectives: We sought to best estimate the benefits and risks associated with rescue
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and repeat fibrinolytic therapy as compared with …

Background It is not known whether prehospital fibrinolysis, coupled with timely coronary
angiography, provides a clinical outcome similar to that with primary percutaneous coronary …

Aims Multiple trials in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
compared early routine percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) after successful …

Previous trials have suggested clinical benefit with rescue percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) after failed fibrinolysis, but more recent, larger studies are conflicting …

Aim Many patients who are eligible for acute reperfusion therapy receive it after substantial
delays or not at all. We wanted to determine whether over the years more patients are …

BACKGROUND: The CAPTIM trial suggested a survival benefit of prehospital fibrinolysis
(FL) compared to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST …

Although a fibrinolytic pharmacoinvasive strategy is recommended for patients with ST
elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) unable to undergo timely primary percutaneous …

There are an estimated 500,000 ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) events
in the US annually. Despite improvements in care, up to one-third of patients presenting with …

BACKGROUND: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has emerged as the
preferred therapy for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) provided it is …