PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jacobson, Anne
ED  - Zijlstra, Felix
TI  - Two Studies Explore Ways to Improve Clinical Outcomes in STEMI
DP  - 2008 Jun 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 10--11
VI  - 8
IP  - 2
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/2/10.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/2/10.full
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.