Publications by authors named "R Aalbregt"
Objectives: How effective and safe is rescue percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty [PTCA] compared with primary PTCA, and is it cost effective?
Background: In acute myocardial infarction (AMI), primary PTCA has been shown to be beneficial in terms of clinical outcome. In contrast, the value of rescue PTCA has not been established.
Methods: In a retrospective analysis, we compared the angiographic and clinical outcomes of 317 consecutive patients who had rescue PTCA approximately 90 min after failed thrombolysis and 442 patients treated with primary PTCA.