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Long-term clinical outcomes after rescue angioplasty are not different from those of successful thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction

2005; Oxford University Press; Volume: 26; Issue: 18 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/eurheartj/ehi331

1522-9645

Philippe Gabríel Steg, Laurent François, Bernard Iung, Dominique Himbert, P Aubry, Patrick Charlier, Hakim Benamer, Laurent J. Feldman, Jean‐Michel Juliard,

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

Aims The long-term value of rescue percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction who received thrombolytic therapy but failed to achieve early recanalization of the artery is still debated. This study aimed to compare long-term outcomes after successful thrombolysis vs. systematic attempted rescue PTCA.