Why the study?
Is primary PTCA safe and effective in patients with AMI complicated by prolonged CPR?
Population
10 patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by out-of-hospital cardiac arrest following…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
until hospital discharge
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for primary PTCA in AMI after prolonged CPR; larger prospective studies needed before practice change.
Is primary PTCA safe and effective in patients with AMI complicated by prolonged CPR?
Primary PTCA is feasible and safe for patients with AMI complicated by out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and prolonged CPR, yielding high procedural success and survival to discharge.
Lin et al. (1998) studied this question.
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