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Coronary interventions and their impact on post myocardial infarction survival

February 8, 2006   Categories: New articles  Posted by admin

Rapid reestablishment of infarct vessel patency and microvascular flow provides the best opportunity for minimizing mortality in the patient post myocardial infarction (MI). Early infarct artery patency can be restored by thrombolysis, primary angioplasty, or facilitated percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). In comparative studies, primary angioplasty offers a greater mortality benefit than thrombolysis in patients with acute MI.

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