Focus on the infarct-related artery: A thrombus runs through it

Late percutaneous coronary intervention

Late percutaneous coronary intervention for the totally occluded infarct-related artery: A meta-analysis of the effects on cardiac function and remodeling

✍ Darryn L. Appleton; Antonio Abbate; Giuseppe G.L. Biondi-Zoccai 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 274 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract Background: Late percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of a totally occluded infarct‐related artery (IRA) in stable patients is currently not recommended based on the lack of clear clinical benefits in randomized controlled trials. We sought to perform a systematic review and meta‐an