Journal article
Reperfusion therapy for STEMI: is there still a role for thrombolysis in the era of primary percutaneous coronary intervention?
- Abstract:
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In the past ten years, primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has replaced thrombolysis as the revascularisation strategy for many patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, delivery of primary PCI within evidence-based timeframes is challenging, and health-care provision varies substantially worldwide. Consequently, even with the ideal circumstances of rapid initial diagnosis, long transfer delays to the catheter laboratory can occur. Thes...
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- Journal:
- Lancet
- Volume:
- 382
- Issue:
- 9892
- Pages:
- 624-632
- Publication date:
- 2013-08-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1474-547X
- ISSN:
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0140-6736
- Source identifiers:
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418591
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:418591
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- Local pid:
- pubs:418591
- Deposit date:
- 2014-08-22
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- 2013
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