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Rescue Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Failed Thrombolysis

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Primary Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Rescue or salvage percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) entails mechanical reopening of an infarct-related artery (IRA) after unsuccessful fibrinolytic therapy. Although rescue PCI is commonly performed, data describing clinical outcomes are sparse.

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  1. Debabrata Mukherjee MD
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  1. Duke Clinical Research Institute and Division of Cardiology, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC, USA

    James E. Tcheng MD

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Mukherjee, D., Ellis, S.G. (2002). Rescue Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Failed Thrombolysis. In: Tcheng, J.E. (eds) Primary Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-155-8_5

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