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Percutaneous coronary intervention fibrinolytic-ineligible patients
Introduction
2005 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (DO NOT EDIT)[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 |
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“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) |
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smith SC, Feldman TE, Hirshfeld JW, Jacobs AK, Kern MJ, King SB; et al. (2006). “ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 guideline update for percutaneous coronary intervention: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (ACC/AHA/SCAI Writing Committee to Update 2001 Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention)”. Circulation. 113 (7): e166–286. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.173220. PMID 16490830.
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