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Primary angioplasty , a race against time

Original title: Door-to-Balloon Time and Mortality among Patients Undergoing Primary PCI. Reference: Daniel S. Menees et al. N Engl J...

Ticagrelor reduces in-stent thrombosis in patients with acute coronary syndromes

Original title: Stent thrombosis with ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes: An analysis from the...

Thromboaspiration in AMI, without benefit to 30 days.

Original title: Thrombus Aspiration during ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. TASTE trial. Reference: Ole Fröbert et al. N Engl J Med...

Complete revascularization in acute myocardial infarction. 1 culprit lesion , then all the others

Original title: Randomized Trial of Preventive Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction (PRAMI trial). Referencia: David S. Wald et al. N Engl...

Primary angioplasty in octogenarians and nonagenarians is increasing in frequency.

Original title: Outcomes After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Octogenarians and Nonagenarians With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: From...

Ticagrelor similar to clopidogrel in terms of coronary flow and myocardial perfusion

Título original: Angiographic Outcomes in the PLATO Trial (Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes). Referencia: Vijay Kunadian et al. J Am...

DES versus Bare in primary angioplasty at five years. Initial advantage is reducing

Original: title Long-Term Outcome After Drug-Eluting VersusBare-Metal Stent Implantation in Patients WithST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. 5 Years Follow-Up...

The Importance of TIMI 3 flow in primary angioplasty

Original title: Predicitors of suboptimal TIMI flow alter primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: results from the HORIZON-AMI...