A comparative analysis of primary stenting and optimal balloon coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction. Six month results from the STENT PAMI trial

OBJECTIVE: To compare the outcome of balloon PTCA with final coronary stenosis diameter (SD) <=30%, with elective coronary stenting. METHODS: We performed a comparative analysis of the 6 month outcomes in patients treated with primary stenting and those who obtained an optimal balloon PTCA result...

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Main Authors: Luiz Alberto Mattos, Cindy L. Grines, David Cox, J. Eduardo Sousa, Costantino Costantini, Gregg Stone, Marie C. Morice, William O'Neill, Eulógio Garcia, Judith Boura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2000-12-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2000001200004