Game Changers: Another Revolution in Heart Attack Treatment
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چکیده
Major advances in the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) over the last three decades have resulted in dramatic improvements in mortality. Despite this, CAD remains a dominant cause of death. The thrombolytic era in Northern Ireland (NI) revolutionised outcomes for ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the early 80’s. More recently however, Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI) has replaced thrombolysis in many parts of the world. Randomised controlled trials have demonstrated the significant advantages of PPCI (1).
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