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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:24
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

Christoph Knosalla, MD, PhD

Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, D-13353 Germany

(Email: knosalla@dhzb.de).

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Significant recent advances have been made in strategies for managing ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI); randomized controlled trials have guided the introduction of increasingly advanced reperfusion, revascularization, and secondary prevention strategies with resulting improvements in mortality.

Although the surgical management of patients with acute myocardial infarction has been clearly superseded by medical therapy, including percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a significant number of patients still require surgical intervention. Thielmann and colleagues [1] report meaningful data regarding . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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