Why the study?
How have trends in reperfusion therapy (primary PCI vs thrombolysis vs no reperfusion) impacted in-hospital mortality in STEMI patients?
Population
7,098 patients with acute coronary syndromes presenting with ST segment elevation or left bundle branch…
Comparison
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) vs Thrombolysis or no reperfusion
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
Authors
Loading...
Association between rising primary PCI use and lower STEMI mortality extends observational trends; leaves open causal attribution.
How have trends in reperfusion therapy (primary PCI vs thrombolysis vs no reperfusion) impacted in-hospital mortality in STEMI patients?
The shift towards primary PCI as the preferred reperfusion strategy for STEMI in Switzerland from 1997 to 2002 was associated with a significant reduction in in-hospital mortality.
A-A Fassa (2005) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: