Add to ORKGBACKGROUND: Coronary-stent implantation is frequently performed for treatment of acute myocardial infarction. However, few studies have compared stent implantation with primary angioplasty alone. METHODS: We designed a multicenter study to compare primary angioplasty with angioplasty accompanied by implantation of a heparin-coated Palmaz-Schatz stent. Patients with acute myocardial infarction underwent emergency catheterization and angioplasty. Those with vessels suitable for stenting were randomly assigned to undergo angioplasty with stenting (452 patients) or angioplasty alone (448 patients). RESULTS: The mean (+/-SD) minimal luminal diameter was larger after stenting than after angioplasty alone (2.56+/-0.44 mm vs. 2.12+/-0.45 mm, P CONC...
ObjectivesWe compared a strategy of tenecteplase (TNK)-facilitated angioplasty with one of TNK alone...
Introduction: Although stenting has been shown to reduce the need for target vessel revascularizatio...
AbstractObjectives. This study sought to compare stenting of the primary infarct-related artery (IRA...
AbstractObjectivesWe sought to determine whether direct stenting might prevent the adverse events as...
BACKGROUND: Among physicians who treat patients with acute myocardial infarction, there is controver...
AbstractObjectives. We tested the feasibility and efficacy of primary stent implantation without Cou...
BACKGROUND: As compared with thrombolytic therapy, primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angiop...
AbstractObjectives. We sought to compare primary coronary angioplasty and thrombolysis as treatment ...
AbstractOBJECTIVESWe sought to determine the effectiveness of primary angioplasty compared with thro...
Objective: To evaluate the impact of routine stenting, compared with balloon angioplasty, in unselec...
AbstractCoronary angioplasty is being increasingly used as the primary treatment for patients with a...
AbstractRecent randomized trials in acute myocardial infarction suggest that infarct size reduction ...
OBJECTIVE: To compare the outcome of balloon PTCA with final coronary stenosis diameter (SD) <=30%, ...
BACKGROUND Recently, it has been suggested that the type of stent used in primary percutaneous co...
AbstractOBJECTIVESIn a multicenter, randomized trial, systematic stenting using the Wiktor stent was...
ObjectivesWe compared a strategy of tenecteplase (TNK)-facilitated angioplasty with one of TNK alone...
Introduction: Although stenting has been shown to reduce the need for target vessel revascularizatio...
AbstractObjectives. This study sought to compare stenting of the primary infarct-related artery (IRA...
AbstractObjectivesWe sought to determine whether direct stenting might prevent the adverse events as...
BACKGROUND: Among physicians who treat patients with acute myocardial infarction, there is controver...
AbstractObjectives. We tested the feasibility and efficacy of primary stent implantation without Cou...
BACKGROUND: As compared with thrombolytic therapy, primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angiop...
AbstractObjectives. We sought to compare primary coronary angioplasty and thrombolysis as treatment ...
AbstractOBJECTIVESWe sought to determine the effectiveness of primary angioplasty compared with thro...
Objective: To evaluate the impact of routine stenting, compared with balloon angioplasty, in unselec...
AbstractCoronary angioplasty is being increasingly used as the primary treatment for patients with a...
AbstractRecent randomized trials in acute myocardial infarction suggest that infarct size reduction ...
OBJECTIVE: To compare the outcome of balloon PTCA with final coronary stenosis diameter (SD) <=30%, ...
BACKGROUND Recently, it has been suggested that the type of stent used in primary percutaneous co...
AbstractOBJECTIVESIn a multicenter, randomized trial, systematic stenting using the Wiktor stent was...
ObjectivesWe compared a strategy of tenecteplase (TNK)-facilitated angioplasty with one of TNK alone...
Introduction: Although stenting has been shown to reduce the need for target vessel revascularizatio...
AbstractObjectives. This study sought to compare stenting of the primary infarct-related artery (IRA...