Journal article
Rationale and design of the Trial of Routine ANgioplasty and Stenting After Fibrinolysis to Enhance Reperfusion in Acute Myocardial Infarction (TRANSFER-AMI)
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Most patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction present to hospitals without percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) facilities and receive fibrinolysis. The role of routine early PCI after fibrinolysis, using stents and contemporary pharmacotherapy, has not been studied in a large adequately powered randomized trial.
OBJECTIVE: To compare a pharmacoinvasive strategy of transfer for routine PCI within 6 hours after …
Authors
Cantor WJ; Fitchett D; Borgundvaag B; Heffernan M; Cohen EA; Morrison LJ; Ducas J; Langer A; Mehta S; Lazzam C
Journal
American Heart Journal, Vol. 155, No. 1, pp. 19–25
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2008
DOI
10.1016/j.ahj.2007.08.025
ISSN
0002-8703
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Age FactorsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCardiac CatheterizationCombined Modality TherapyCoronary AngiographyElectrocardiographyFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryPatient SelectionProbabilityProportional Hazards ModelsReference ValuesResearch DesignRisk AssessmentStentsSurvival AnalysisThrombolytic TherapyTreatment Outcome