Why the study?
Does primary angioplasty reduce clinical reinfarction compared to fibrinolysis in patients with anterior STEMI?
Does primary angioplasty reduce clinical reinfarction compared to fibrinolysis in patients with anterior STEMI?
The early superiority of primary angioplasty over fibrinolysis for preventing reinfarction in anterior STEMI diminishes over long-term follow-up.
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Long-term reinfarction risk after anterior STEMI may not differ by reperfusion strategy; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.
Clinical reinfarction is an independent predictor of death. The early superiority of primary angioplasty over fibrinolysis on reinfarction rate after anterior STEMI diminished during long-term follow-up.
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