New strategies for reperfusion therapy
Monday, August 31, 2009 - 14:14
in Health & Medicine
PCI is the preferred strategy in acute myocardial infarction when performed by an experienced team as soon as possible after first medical contact.Time is essential: for P-PCI there is an 8 percent excess annual mortality for every 30 min delay.A STREAM trial currently underway looks to ascertain whether the best strategy for patients who cannot receive P-PCI is early fibrinolysis together with mandated angiography.
