RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Jacobson, Anne
T1 Two Studies Explore Ways to Improve Clinical Outcomes in STEMI
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2008
FD SAGE Publications
VO 8
IS 2
SP 10
OP 11
DO 10.1177/155989770800800207
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/2/10.abstract
AB The findings of the TAPAS and TRANSFER-AMI Trials have helped to identify ways to improve clinical outcomes of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing fibrinolysis or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). These studies provide answers about the role of thrombus aspiration before primary PCI and the role and optimal timing of routine PCI after fibrinolysis.