Latest GUSTO data tips balance back to angioplasty
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The final results of the GUSTO-2b(*) substudy, which compared primary angioplasty with thrombolysis in heart attack patients, now suggest that angioplasty is significantly better. The final results were presented at the European Society of Cardiology meeting in Birmingham by Dr Amadeo Betriu from the Provincial Hospital Clinica in Barcelona. Dr Betriu emphasised that the benefit is small, despite its statistical significance. The composite event rate for thrombolysis patients was 13.7% compared with 9.6% for primary angioplasty.
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