Primary angioplasty versus prehospital thrombolysis: how do the treatment costs compare?
Menko-Jan de Boer
Correspondence Department of Cardiology, Isala Klinieken lokatie de Weezenlanden, Groot Wezenland 20, 8011 JW, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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Field triage and immediate transportation are now integral parts of the reperfusion strategy for patients after AMI; however, the debate on the optimum reperfusion strategy is ongoing. A strategy of primary PCI, thrombolytic therapy or a combination of both treatments has been proposed. The concept that time from AMI onset to treatment is the major determinant of outcome has been confirmed and is independent of the method of reperfusion.1, 2
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