Primary angioplasty reduces the risk of left ventricular free wall rupture compared with thrombolysis in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Raúl Moreno, MD, FESC*
,*,
José López-Sendón, MD, FESC, FACC*,
Eulogio García, MD, FESC
,
Leopoldo P.érez de Isla, MD
,
Esteban L.ópez de Sá, MD, FESC*,
Ana Ortega, MD*,
Mar Moreno, MD
,
Rafael Rubio, MD*,
Javier Soriano, MD
,
Manuel Abeytua, MD
and
Miguel-Angel García-Fernández, MD
* Coronary Care Unit, Hospital Gregorio Marãón, Madrid, Spain
Division of Interventional Cardiology, Hospital Gregorio Marãón, Madrid, Spain
Laboratory of Echocardiography, Hospital Gregorio Marãón, Madrid, Spain

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Figure 1 Effect of primary angioplasty (PA) compared with thrombolysis on the risk of free wall rupture according to age, gender and infarct location. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.
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