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What is the incidence of thromboembolic complications of PTCA without thrombolytic therapy in patients with recent or acute myocardial infarction?
What is the incidence of thromboembolic complications of PTCA without thrombolytic therapy in patients with recent or acute myocardial infarction?
Thromboembolic complications after PTCA for myocardial infarction are relatively frequent when the infarction occurred greater than 24 hours prior, suggesting caution in this setting.
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Suggests caution with PTCA >24 h post-MI; hypothesis-generating and requires confirmation in prospective studies.
Cameron et al. (1987) studied this question.
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