Why the study?
Does immediate PTCA reduce the combined occurrence of nonfatal reinfarction or death in patients with acute myocardial infarction compared with t-PA therapy?
Does immediate PTCA reduce the combined occurrence of nonfatal reinfarction or death in patients with acute myocardial infarction compared with t-PA therapy?
Immediate PTCA provides better clinical outcomes than t-PA therapy for acute myocardial infarction by reducing reinfarction, death, and intracranial hemorrhage.
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Supports immediate PTCA over t-PA in acute MI; confirms randomized superiority for reducing reinfarction, death, and hemorrhage.
Grines et al. (1993) studied this question.
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