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. 2004 Nov;90(11):1358-63.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.021881.

Should patients with acute ST elevation MI be transferred for primary PCI?

S D Kristensen  1 , H R Andersen, L Thuesen, L R Krusell, H E Bøtker, J F Lassen, T T Nielsen
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Should patients with acute ST elevation MI be transferred for primary PCI?

S D Kristensen et al. Heart. 2004 Nov.
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Figure 1
Inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction with total occlusion of the right coronary artery treated with a stent and a distal protection device.
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Figure 2
Pre-hospital delay to reperfusion therapy: the key to improving treatment of patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction.
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Figure 3
Plaque rupture in the right coronary artery in a 22 year old man presenting with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction. Intravascular ultrasound shows a local fissure at the site of the thrombus.
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Figure 4
Coronary thrombus caught with a distal protection device during primary PCI.
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