Pre-hospital ticagrelor in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with long transport time to primary PCI facility

Pre-hospital ticagrelor, given less than 1h before coronary intervention (PCI), failed to improve coronary reperfusion in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary PCI. It is unknown whether a longer interval from ticagrelor administration to primary PCI might reveal any improvement of coronary reperfusion.

Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - August 20, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Alessandro Lupi, Alon Schaffer, Maurizio Lazzero, Massimo Tessitori, Leonardo De Martino, Andrea Rognoni, Angelo S. Bongo, Italo Porto Source Type: research