RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Vinall, Phil
T1 No Benefit Shown for Facilitated PCI
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2007
FD SAGE Publications
VO 7
IS 5
SP 12
OP 12
DO 10.1177/155989770700700507
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/7/5/12.1.abstract
AB Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) performed within 90 minutes of first medical contact is often difficult to achieve, especially when inter-hospital transfer is necessary. In light of this, investigators have evaluated the benefit of facilitated PCI, or PCI performed early after the administration of a fibrinolytic agent or GPIIb/IIIa inhibitor or a combination of these agents. The Facilitated Intervention with Enhanced Reperfusion Speed to Stop Events [FINESSE] study was designed to compare the outcomes of standard primary PCI with two different facilitated PCI strategies.