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Original Articles: Adult Cardiac

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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health Systems, PHI Bldg, 51 N 39th St, Suite 2D, Philadelphia, PA 19104

(Email: rohinton.morris@uphs.upenn.edu).

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Management of acute myocardial infarction, characterized by ST-segment elevation (STEMI) remains a vexing problem. With the advent of routine and early antiplatelet and antithrombotic drug therapy (clopidogrel, and so forth), prompt institution of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support and aggressive percutaneous coronary intervention have changed the landscape of treatment. Although surgical revascularization remains a viable option, many factors have precluded widespread, early referral to the cardiac surgeon. Hagl and colleagues [1] report their . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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