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STREAM-2: Half-Dose Tenecteplase vs Primary PCI in Older Patients with STEMI?

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The STREAM-1 trial found that for [2] patients with STEMI presenting within 3 hours of symptom onset and unable to attain PCI within 1 hour of first medical contact, a pharmaco-invasive strategy resulted in similar rates of death, shock, heart failure, or reinfarction compared to primary PCI. Primary PCI: 95.7% Primary PCI: 95.7%

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CT Angiography Head and Neck: Indications and Limitations

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Complications / Considerations / Potential Pitfalls Hypersensitivity reactions Most contrast media hypersensitivity reactions are allergic- like reactions, which entail the release of histamine and other mediators from basophils and eosinophils without the mediation of IgE. Am Surg 2013, 79 (1), 23-29. Jellema, K.;

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