Key result
Emergency coronary artery revascularization in acute myocardial infarction requires physicians to separate their own fears and uncertainties from those of the patient when planning therapy.
Why the study?
Should emergency coronary artery revascularization be performed in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Should emergency coronary artery revascularization be performed in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
This editorial emphasizes the importance of separating physician and patient fears from objective clinical decision-making when considering emergency revascularization for acute myocardial infarction.
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE is a life- threatening illness with an unpredictable clinical course. The intensity and quality of pain and the in- cidence of sudden and unexpected death creates fear in both the patient and those, including the physician, responsible for the care. The astute physician realizes that allaying the fear of the patient and his family is as important as the relief of pain. In planning therapy, however, the physician must separate his own fears and uncertainties from those of the patient and the patient's family.
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McIntosh et al. (1979) conducted an editorial in Acute myocardial infarction. Emergency coronary artery revascularization was evaluated. Emergency coronary artery revascularization in acute myocardial infarction requires physicians to separate their own fears and uncertainties from those of the patient when planning therapy.
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