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Effect of primary percutaneous coronary intervention on in-hospital outcomes among active cancer patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a propensity score matching analysis.

Mohamed Osama MohamedHarriette G C Van SpallEvangelos KontopantelisMohamad AlkhouliAna BaracAkram Y ElgendySafi U KhanChun Shing KwokAhmad ShoaibDeepak L BhattMamas A Mamas
Published in: European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care (2021)
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention is underutilized in STEMI patients with current cancer despite its significantly lower associated rates of in-hospital all-cause mortality and MACCE that is comparable to patients without cancer. Further work is required to assess the long-term benefit and safety of pPCI in this high-risk group.
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