Preventive Percutaneous Coronary Intervention In ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction – The Primacy Of Randomised Trials

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Overview

Randomised trials show a benefit of preventive (non-infarct artery) percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction, but non-randomised studies do not. The evidence on each is quantified and assessed. The primacy of randomised trials reveals the danger of using non-randomised studies that can, as in this case, give the wrong answer.

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David S Wald -  Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, London, UK

Jonathan P Bestwick -  Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, London, UK

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