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Percutaneous coronary intervention fibrinolytic-ineligible patients

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

2005 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (DO NOT EDIT)[1]

PCI in Fibrinolytic-Ineligible Patients (DO NOT EDIT)[1]

Class I

1.Primary PCI should be performed in fibrinolytic-ineligible patients who present with STEMI within 12 hours of symptom onset. (Level of Evidence: C)

Class IIa
1.It is reasonable to perform primary PCI for fibrinolytic- ineligible patients with onset of symptoms within the prior 12 to 24 hours and 1 or more of the following:

a. Severe congestive heart failure. (Level of Evidence: C)

b. Hemodynamic or electrical instability. (Level of Evidence: C)

c. Evidence of persistent ischemia. (Level of Evidence: C)

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