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Ander Regueiro1, Javier Goicolea2, Antonio Fernández-Ortiz3
1Stent for Life Initiative, Spanish Society of Cardiology, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, # 5-7, Madrid 28028, Spain; Cardiology Department, Thorax Institute, Hospital Clinic, c/Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain.
Abstract:
The Stent for Life Initiative was launched by the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (a registered branch of the ESC) and EuroPCR. The purpose of the initiative is to support the implementation of European Society of Cardiology guidelines on management of acute myocardial infarction, help identify barriers to implementation of guidelines, and define actions to ensure that the majority of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients in Europe have access to primary percutaneous coronary intervention. The key objectives are to define the countries with an unmet medical need in the optimal treatment of STEMI and implement an action program to increase patient access to primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
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