Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is major cause of death worldwide. Coronary heart
disease alone caused ≈1 of every 6 deaths in the United States in 2009 [
[1]
]. Each year, an estimated ≈635000 Americans have a new coronary attack (defined as first hospitalized MI or coronary
heart disease death) [
[1]
]. ST-elevation AMI (STEMI) accounts for 30% of acute coronary syndromes [
[2]
]. The treatment of choice for STEMI is primary percutaneous coronary intervention
(PPCI)—if available quickly. The disadvantages of PPCI are high costs for the equipment,
need for number of excellent invasive cardiologists and very good organization, and,
thus, relative lack of 24/7 availability as well as relatively long time from the
first medical contact to reperfusion (which is rarely achieved within 2 hours of symptoms)
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[2]
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Publication History
Published online: February 04, 2013
Accepted:
December 17,
2012
Received:
December 15,
2012
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