Heart : official journal of the British Cardiac Society
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Multicenter Study
Trends in reperfusion therapy of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in Switzerland: six year results from a nationwide registry.
To document the trends in reperfusion therapy for ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in Switzerland. ⋯ Primary PCI has become the preferred mode of reperfusion for STEMI since 2002 in Switzerland, whereas use of intravenous thrombolysis has decreased from 1997 to 2002. Furthermore, there was a major reduction of in-hospital mortality over the same period.