PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jacobson, Anne
ED  - Anis, Ather
TI  - Primary PCI at Hospitals without On-Site Cardiac Surgery Increases Risk of Repeat Vascularization
DP  - 2009  01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 14--15
VI  - 9
IP  - 5
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/5/14.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/5/14.full
AB  - According to a new analysis of data from the Massachusetts Data Analysis Center (MASS-DAC) registry, patients who are undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for STEMI face similar risks of death and myocardial infarction but higher rates of repeat revascularization when treated at hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery capabilities compared with hospitals with cardiac surgery capabilities.