 Judith Hochman |  Timothy Gardner |  Girish Mood |  Marc Cohen |
REFERENCE: LBCT II News Conference November 14th 2006
JUDITH HOCHMAN, New York University School of Medicine
COMMENT: TIMOTHY GARDNER,
 Gilles Montalescot |  Freek Verheugt |
REFERENCE: Abstract 3413, “Hot Line II” Session, Abstract 649
Gilles Montalescot, Pitié-Salpêtriere Hospital, Paris
Angioplasty outcomes can be improved by modifying factors identified by
Frans Van de Werf, University of Leuven
Abstract Lancet 367:569-578
Results from a new study just published in the Lancet look into the role of facilitated PCI in patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction. The ASSENT-4PCI study suggests that …
Primary angioplasty after a myocardial infarction is also better than thrombolysis in a real world setting: though up to two hours after the infarction the two methods are equivalent, according to Swedish findings from a study of 21 000 patients. …
Near-complete data from the ASSENT-4-PCI trial investigating facilitated PCI (combining both thrombolysis and primary PCI after acute myocardial infarction) has found that PCI alone is a better choice. Frans van der Werf from the University of …
In the treatment of acute myocardial infarction the 24-country ASSENT-4 study seems to show an overall increase of risk if you use thrombolysis before primary PCI. Frans Van de Werf from Leuven gave Audio Medica results …