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Editorial
. 2022 Apr;99(5):1509-1510.
doi: 10.1002/ccd.30201.

Better early than later!

Mehmet Yildiz  1 , Timothy D Henry  1
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Editorial

Better early than later!

Mehmet Yildiz et al. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: P2Y12 inhibitor; PCI; STEMI; TIMI flow; acute myocardial infarction.

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  • Effect of prehospital treatment in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI.
    Fabris E, Menzio S, Gregorio C, Pezzato A, Stolfo D, Aleksova A, Vitrella G, Rakar S, Perkan A, Van't Hof AW, Sinagra G. Fabris E, et al. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Apr;99(5):1500-1508. doi: 10.1002/ccd.30153. Epub 2022 Mar 15. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022. PMID: 35289471 Free PMC article.

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