Debate: Should the elderly receive thrombolytic therapy, or primary angioplasty, for acute myocardial infarction? The case for primary angioplasty
<p>Abstract</p> <p>As the population ages the number of elderly patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) will continue to increase. There has been no head-to-head trial of thrombolytic therapy versus primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in this patient...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2000-12-01
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| Series: | Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://cvm.controlled-trials.com/content/1/3/146 |