When should we do primary PCI after tenecteplase in acute MI?
In this video, Dr. Viveka Kumar, Senior Director - Cath Lab, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket will talk on primary PCI after tenecteplase in acute MI, in this video. He explains that after 2-3 hours of thrombolysis, these patients should undergo angiography and if there is a need then angioplasty should also be done. He will further talk that the golden period is after two hours any time with 12 or 24 hours’ time. It is different from facilitated PCI. Any patient who gets thrombolysis should be shifted to PCI capable centre with 2 to 12 hours.
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