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July 01, 2005; Volume 72,Issue 7
Karha, Juhana
- You have accessPrimary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute MI: Improving access and outcomesJuhana Karha, MD, Matthew A. Hook, MD and Sorin J. Brener, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2005, 72 (7) 559-576;
Patients have a better chance of surviving an acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction if they undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) rather than fibrinolytic therapy. Studies have addressed ways to improve PCI and to make it more accessible.