PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Karha, Juhana
AU  - Hook, Matthew A.
AU  - Brener, Sorin J.
TI  - Primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute MI: Improving access and outcomes
DP  - 2005 Jul 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 559--576
VI  - 72
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/7/559.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/7/559.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2005 Jul 01; 72
AB  - Patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) with ST-segment elevation have better outcomes with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) than with fibrinolytic therapy. Multiple clinical trials in the past 10 years have addressed ways to improve PCI as primary therapy for acute MI. Logistic strategies to improve access to PCI are being studied.