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Does primary percutaneous coronary intervention reduce the composite outcome of death or reinfarction after 8 years compared to fibrinolysis in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction?
Does primary percutaneous coronary intervention reduce the composite outcome of death or reinfarction after 8 years compared to fibrinolysis in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction?
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Primary PCI provides sustained long-term benefits over fibrinolysis in reducing death or reinfarction in STEMI patients at 8 years.
Commentary on: PH Nielsen, M Maeng, M Busk, et al..; DANAMI-2 Investigators. Primary angioplasty versus fibrinolysis in acute myocardial infarction: long-term follow-up in the Danish acute myocardial infarction 2 trial. Circulation2010;121:1484–91.
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