Recommendations on percutaneous coronary intervention for the reperfusion of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction.

• Little information is currently available from the various societies of cardiology on primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Since primary PCI is the main method of reperfusion in AMI in many centres, and since of all cardiac emergencies AMI represents the most urgent situation for PCI, recommendations based on scientific evidence and expert experience would be useful for centres practising primary PCI, or those looking to establish a primary PCI programme. To this aim, a task force for primary PCI in AMI was formed to develop a set of recommendations to complement and assist clinical judgment. This paper represents the product of their recommendations.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Kardiologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems (hsv//eng)

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Acute Disease

Aged

Angioplasty

Transluminal

Percutaneous Coronary

instrumentation

methods

Anticoagulants

therapeutic use

Combined Modality Therapy

methods

Emergencies

Humans

Myocardial Infarction

drug therapy

therapy

Myocardial Reperfusion

methods

Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors

therapeutic use

Practice Guidelines

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