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Primary angioplasty or thrombolysis? a topical parable

Peter M. Bogaty, James M. Brophy

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Abstract

Primary angioplasty is being touted as a revolutionary treatment that should supersede thrombolysis in modern management of acute myocardial infarction. Would our perspective be different if angioplasty had been developed first?

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Primary angioplasty is being touted as a revolutionary treatment that should supersede thrombolysis in modern management of acute myocardial infarction. Would our perspective be different if angioplasty had been developed first?

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Primary angioplasty is being touted as a revolutionary treatment that should supersede thrombolysis in modern management of acute myocardial infarction. Would our perspective be different if angioplasty had been developed first?

Key concepts: Primary angioplasty, Thrombolysis, Angioplasty, Medicine, Myocardial infarction, Cardiology, Internal medicine, Percutaneous coronary intervention

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