Randomised evaluation of routine transfer for urgent PCI or local management for patients admitted with STEMI to centres without PCI facilities intially treated with reteplase, heparin and abciximab (CARESS in AMI)
European Society of Cardiology Annual Congress 2007; Vienna, Austria: 1-5 September View citation
Immediate transfer for PCI after the start of thrombolysis reduced death in ST elevated MI patients, the CARESS study found. Current practice in most European hospitals is to administer thrombolytics and only to refer patients for PCI if they show no evidence of reperfusion.


