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Market Intel: Heart Attack Therapy Firms Seek Unobstructed Path For MVO Solutions

 
• By Marion Webb

When it comes to treating acute heart attack patients, primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) remains the gold standard of care. And while this life-saving procedure restores blood flow through the coronary artery, perfusion in all areas of the heart may not occur. In this article, we'll highlight three innovative medtech companies that have developed very different solutions to try to improve upon the current standard of care and hear perspectives from interventional cardiologists.

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When it comes to treating heart attack patients who have ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) caused by the sudden complete blockage of a coronary artery, "door-to-balloon" time is critical - this is the window of time between a patient's initial clinical assessment and them receiving life-saving percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

A recent study published in the European Heart Journal looked at 12,675 patients with STEMI and found that one death in every 12 patients could be prevented, if patients were...

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