Should we do primary PCI of culprit vessel only in acute MI?
In this video, Dr. Viveka Kumar, Senior Director - Cath Lab, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, will discuss whether primary PCI of culprit vessel should be done in acute MI. current data and guidelines suggest that only the culprit artery should be done and the other arteries should be tackled later. If the other arteries are severely diseased approximately by 95% and are responsible for significant problems and the patient is in cardiogenic shock, then the indications are that along with culprit artery these arteries are also tackled.
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