September 1, 2014New England Journal of Medicine654 citationsOpen Access
View Full PaperPrehospital Ticagrelor in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Structured PICO
Does prehospital administration of ticagrelor improve pre-PCI coronary reperfusion in patients with acute STEMI?
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Population
Patients with acute STEMI
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Intervention
Prehospital administration of ticagrelor
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Outcome
pre-PCI coronary reperfusionsurrogate
Prehospital administration of ticagrelor in acute STEMI is safe but does not improve pre-PCI coronary reperfusion.
Abstract
Prehospital administration of ticagrelor in patients with acute STEMI appeared to be safe but did not improve pre-PCI coronary reperfusion. (Funded by AstraZeneca; ATLANTIC ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01347580.).