PCI for STEMI should be limited to infarct related coronary arteries

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NEW YORK (From Reuters Health) – Performing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in non-infarct-related coronary vessels along with primary PCI for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) appears to jeopardize patient survival, Canadian researchers reported online June 8 in the European Heart Journal. Despite guidelines to the contrary, some 10% of STEMI patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease had non-culprit coronary interventions …