The boy who cried wolf

In the past decades, evidence has mounted for the benefits of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) over thrombolysis during ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) as it establishes more consistent and predictable epicardial artery recanalization, reduces recurrent ischemia and reinfarction, and improves survival [1]. Hospitals with established interventional cardiology programs have opened and maintained primary PCI programs with dedicated teams of interventional cardiologists, nurses, and technicians who are available around the clock to perform urgent coronary revascularization for STEMI patients.
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research