November 19, 2008Cardiology
Aggressive Interventional Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Population
Patients with acute myocardial infarction
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Affirms prompt recanalization as AMI therapy goal; confirms consensus but leaves open refinements in adjunctive strategies.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Patients with acute myocardial infarction
I
Intervention
Aggressive interventional treatment including thrombolytic therapy, primary angioplasty, and mechanical or surgical intervention
Prompt recanalization of the infarct-related artery via thrombolysis or primary angioplasty is the goal of modern therapy for acute myocardial infarction.
Cite This Study
Feld et al. (2008) studied this question.