Comparison of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Fibrinolytic Therapy in ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction | Zendy

Thao Huynh | Zendy; Stéphane Perron | Zendy; Jennifer O’Loughlin | Zendy; Lawrence Joseph | Zendy; Michel Labrecque | Zendy; Jack V. Tu | Zendy; Pierre Théroux | Zendy

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Comparison of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Fibrinolytic Therapy in ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Author(s) -

Thao Huynh,

Stéphane Perron,

Jennifer O’Loughlin,

Lawrence Joseph,

Michel Labrecque,

Jack V. Tu,

Pierre Théroux

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.793745

Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous coronary intervention , fibrinolytic therapy , cardiology , myocardial infarction , st segment , elevation (ballistics) , st elevation , geometry , mathematics

Published meta-analyses comparing primary percutaneous coronary intervention with fibrinolytic therapy in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction include only randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We aim to obviate the limited applicability of RCTs to real-world settings by undertaking meta-analyses of both RCTs and observational studies.

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