At present, timely primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the preferred strategy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients within 24h of symptom onset. In stable STEMI patients presenting 12 to 48 hours from symptom onset, BRAVE-2 Trial (n = 365) showed improved myocardial salvage and 4-year survival in patients treated with primary PCI compared with conservative treatment alone. However, data is scarce about the reperfusion strategy focusing on STEMI patients within 24-48h of symptom onset. Further investigations are warranted to explore the best timing of invasive strategy for STEMI patients within 24-48h of symptom onset.~Given that no randomized clinical trial is designed especially for STEMI patients within 24-48h of symptom onset, and limited data is available to evaluate the efficacy of early invasive strategy for the special subgroup of STEMI patients, investigators plan to perform a controlled, randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of early invasive strategy for STEMI patients within 24-48h of symptom onset.
The primary objective of the trial is to evaluate the efficacy of early invasive strategy for STEMI patients within 24-48h of symptom onset.