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It has been 27 years since the initial report of successful reperfusion of occluded coronary arteries with thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction,¹ and 20 years since the initial report of the feasibility and safety of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the same setting.² During the past decade, primary PCI has gradually emerged as the preferred treatment strategy for acute myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation.^3,4 However, for both primary PCI and thrombolytic therapy, analyses have consistently shown that timely reperfusion remains a key component in improving the survival of patients.^5,6,7

For primary PCI, the standard approach to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor.

This article was published at www.nejm.org on November 13, 2006.

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