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Primary angioplasty and thrombolysis are both reasonable options in acute myocardial infarction.

Brophy JM, Bogaty P.

Ann Intern Med. 2004 Aug 17;141(4):292-7. Review.PMID: 15313745 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of thrombolysis followed by broad use of percutaneous coronary intervention with primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment-elevation acute myocardial infarction: data from the french registry on acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (FAST-MI).

Danchin N, Coste P, Ferrières J, Steg PG, Cottin Y, Blanchard D, Belle L, Ritz B, Kirkorian G, Angioi M, Sans P, Charbonnier B, Eltchaninoff H, Guéret P, Khalife K, Asseman P, Puel J, Goldstein P, Cambou JP, Simon T; FAST-MI Investigators.

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Reperfusion strategies in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: an overview of current status.

De Luca G, Suryapranata H, Marino P.

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[Reperfusion therapy in acute myocardial infarction: primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or thrombolysis?]

Bilkis V, Kibarskis A, Abraitis V.

Medicina (Kaunas). 2004;40 Suppl 1:87-9. Lithuanian. PMID: 15079110 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[The early management of ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction in the Lombardy Region (GestIMA)]

Oltrona L, Mafrici A, Marzegalli M, Fiorentini C, Pirola R, Vincenti A; Studio GestIMA e della Sezione Regionale Lombarda dell'ANMCO e della SIC.

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Management of prehospital thrombolytic therapy in ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (<12 hours).

Goldstein P, Wiel E.

Minerva Anestesiol. 2005 Jun;71(6):297-302. Review.PMID: 15886591 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Primary angioplasty vs. thrombolysis.

De Luca G, Suryapranata H, Marino P.

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Appropriate invasive and conservative treatment strategies for patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction.

Sánchez PL, Fernández-Avilés F.

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Acute coronary care in the elderly, part II: ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction: a scientific statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology: in collaboration with the Society of Geriatric Cardiology.

Alexander KP, Newby LK, Armstrong PW, Cannon CP, Gibler WB, Rich MW, Van de Werf F, White HD, Weaver WD, Naylor MD, Gore JM, Krumholz HM, Ohman EM; American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology; Society of Geriatric Cardiology.

Circulation. 2007 May 15;115(19):2570-89.PMID: 17502591 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: is primary PCI superior to thrombolysis?]

Dellas C, Konstantinides S.

Hamostaseologie. 2006 May;26(2):131-7. Review. German. PMID: 16676056 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Primary angioplasty and thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction: an evidence summary.

Lieu TA, Gurley RJ, Lundstrom RJ, Parmley WW.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 1996 Mar 1;27(3):737-50. Review.PMID: 8606291 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of immediate angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: systematic review and economic evaluation.

Hartwell D, Colquitt J, Loveman E, Clegg AJ, Brodin H, Waugh N, Royle P, Davidson P, Vale L, MacKenzie L.

Health Technol Assess. 2005 May;9(17):1-99, iii-iv. Review.PMID: 15876363 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Immediate angioplasty versus standard therapy with rescue angioplasty after thrombolysis in the Combined Abciximab REteplase Stent Study in Acute Myocardial Infarction (CARESS-in-AMI): an open, prospective, randomised, multicentre trial.

Di Mario C, Dudek D, Piscione F, Mielecki W, Savonitto S, Murena E, Dimopoulos K, Manari A, Gaspardone A, Ochala A, Zmudka K, Bolognese L, Steg PG, Flather M; CARESS-in-AMI (Combined Abciximab RE-teplase Stent Study in Acute Myocardial Infarction) Investigators.

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Comparison of left ventricular ejection fraction and inducible ventricular tachycardia in ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary angioplasty versus thrombolysis.

Chong JJ, Ganesan AN, Eipper V, Kovoor P.

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The level I cardiovascular center: is it time?

Smalling RW, Giesler G.

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Early reperfusion strategies after acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: the importance of timing.

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[Transluminal coronary angioplasty in the acute phase of myocardial infarction]

Spaulding C, Cador R, Monségu J, Py A, Belaouchi F, Erciyes D, Weber S.

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Rescue angioplasty after failed thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction.

Gershlick AH, Stephens-Lloyd A, Hughes S, Abrams KR, Stevens SE, Uren NG, de Belder A, Davis J, Pitt M, Banning A, Baumbach A, Shiu MF, Schofield P, Dawkins KD, Henderson RA, Oldroyd KG, Wilcox R; REACT Trial Investigators.

N Engl J Med. 2005 Dec 29;353(26):2758-68.PMID: 16382062 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Explanation for the survival benefit of primary angioplasty over thrombolytic therapy in patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction.

Tarantini G, Razzolini R, Ramondo A, Napodano M, Bilato C, Iliceto S.

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Primary percutaneous coronary intervention compared with fibrinolysis for myocardial infarction in diabetes mellitus: results from the Primary Coronary Angioplasty vs Thrombolysis-2 trial.

Timmer JR, Ottervanger JP, de Boer MJ, Boersma E, Grines CL, Westerhout CM, Simes RJ, Granger CB, Zijlstra F; Primary Coronary Angioplasty vs Thrombolysis-2 Trialists Collaborators Group.

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