Primary percutaneous interventions for acute myocardial infarction in octogenarians: A single-center experience
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primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute myocardial infarction
background: primary percutaneous coronary intervention (primary pci) is the method of choice in establishing reperfusion in acute myocardial infarction (ami) patients. the aim of this study was to determine the success rate of primary pci in a university medical center in iran with a view to promoting it as a first-line therapy in patients with ami, especially in centers with established cathet...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Cardiology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0160-9289,1932-8737
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4950250804