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Frans Van de Werf, University of Leuven Abstract Lancet 367:569-578 Results from a new study just published in the Lancet look into the role of facilitated PCI in patients with ST-elevation acute myoc

Frans van der Werf Near-complete data from the ASSENT-4-PCI trial investigating facilitated PCI (combining both thrombolysis and primary PCI after acute myocardial infarction) has found that PCI alone

Frans Van de Werf In the treatment of acute myocardial infarction the 24-country ASSENT-4 study seems to show an overall increase of risk if you use thrombolysis before primary PCI. Frans Van de Werf