title: Angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: The results of early trials indicate that angioplasty during the first hours after MI onset has a lower incidence of reinfarction, intracranial hemorrhage, and death than does thrombolysis. In fact, results have been so good that the procedure has been approved for use in hospitals that do not have coronary bypass backup programs. Is angioplasty about to become the intervention of choice in acute MI?
authors.affiliation: Boston University Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000191:economics; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors