Outcomes for Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Hospitals With and Without Onsite Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Author(s) -
Edward L. Hannan,
Zhong Ye,
Michael Racz,
Alice K. Jacobs,
Gary Walford,
Kimberly Cozzens,
David R. Holmes,
Robert H. Jones,
Mary Hibberd,
Donna Doran,
Deborah Whalen,
Spencer B. King
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1941-7632
pISSN - 1941-7640
DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.109.894048
Subject(s) - conventional pci , medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , revascularization , percutaneous coronary intervention , coronary artery bypass surgery , artery , bypass surgery , surgery
The benefit of primary percutaneous coronary interventions (P-PCI) for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been well documented. However, controversy still exists as to whether PCI should be expanded to hospitals without coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
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