December 15th, 2014
The Latest on Culprit-Vessel vs. Multivessel Primary PCI for STEMI
Bilal Iqbal, MBBS MRCP PhD and CardioExchange Editors, Staff
We interview Bilal Iqbal about his real-world observational analysis of culprit-vessel vs. multivessel intervention at the time of primary PCI for STEMI.
September 1st, 2014
New Support For Complete Revascularization During Primary PCI
Larry Husten, PHD
Until recently, MI patients receiving emergency PCI would only have the culprit artery opened. Complete revascularization of non-infarct-related arteries was performed later. The conventional wisdom was that revascularization of non-infarct-related arteries could be dangerous. That wisdom began to change last year with the PRAMI trial, which found no evidence of harm and a suggestion of benefit in […]
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