Early and long-term outcome of elective stenting of the infarct-related artery in patients with viability in the infarct-area: Rationale and design of the Viability-guided Angioplasty after acute Myocardial Infarction-trial (The VIAMI-trial)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is becoming the standard therapy in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), to date most patients, even in developed countries, are reperfused with intravenous thrombolysi...

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Main Authors: Visser Cees A, Bronzwaer Jean GF, Kamp Otto, Veen Gerrit, van Loon Ramon B, Visser Frans C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-11-01
Series:Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine
Online Access:http://cvm.controlled-trials.com/content/5/1/11