TY  - JOUR
T1  - Percutaneous coronary intervention for persistent occlusion of the infarct-related artery: An expanded view of the evidence
AU  - Appleton D, Abbate A, Biondi-Zoccai G
Y1  - 2011/11/28
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.551
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1962
EP  - 1963
VL  - 171
IS  - 21
N2  - 
Abbate et al3 performed a meta-analysis of 10 randomized trials comparing late PCI with medical therapy (including the OAT) in the setting of acute MI and showed an overall survival benefit favoring PCI. There was also a significant improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction and reduced cardiac volumes. Appleton and colleagues4 restricted their meta-analysis to only include trials with persistent total occlusion of the IRA, showing that PCI was associated with a statistically significant improvement in LVEF and cardiac remodeling.

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.551
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.551
ER  -