What are the benefits of performing delayed PCI of a significant stenosis in a patent infarct artery after STEMI?
Delayed PCI of a significant stenosis in a patent infarct artery greater than 24 hours after STEMI may be considered as part of an invasive strategy in stable patients with STEMI after fibrinolytic therapy. The benefits of this procedure include improved outcomes in terms of mortality, reinfarction, and stroke. Delayed PCI also encompasses interventions performed for fibrinolytic or infarct artery reocclusion, as part of an invasive strategy for patients after successful fibrinolysis, and for patients who did not receive reperfusion therapy but who did demonstrate significant residual ischemia during hospitalization.