Copyright © 2003 by the European Society of Cardiology.
Editorial
Angioplasty vs thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction: a quantitative overview of the effects of interhospital transportation
Department of Cardiology, Isala Klinieken, locatie Weezenlanden, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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See doi:10.1053/S0195-668X(02)00468-2for the article to which this editorial refers.
Primary angioplasty has been shown to besuperior to thrombolytic therapy for treatment of patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in randomized trials.1–11 However, even in countries where large numbers of percutaneous coronary interventions are performed, thrombolytic therapy is still used far more often, in daily practice. This is caused by issues such as logistical difficulties, reimbursement, variability
Angioplasty vs thrombolysis: a summary of the evidence
Angioplasty after interhospital transportation vs on-site thrombolysis: a summary of the evidence
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