Why the study?
Does intracoronary morphine reduce myocardial infarct size in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention?
Population
91 ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients with thrombolysis in myocardial infarction flow grade of 0 to…
Comparison
Morphine sulfate 3 mg diluted with 3 mL of… vs 3 mL of normal saline administered into a…
Design
RCT, randomly assigned at a 1:1 ratio, open-label, blinded end point
Authors
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Intracoronary morphine does not reduce infarct size in STEMI; challenges adjunctive use and redirects cardioprotection research to alternatives.
Does intracoronary morphine reduce myocardial infarct size in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention?
Intracoronary morphine administration does not reduce myocardial infarct size in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI.
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