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| Origins of Primary Angioplasty for the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction |
Dr. William O'Neill and Dr. Jeffrey Popma discuss O'Neill's involvement in the development
of balloon angioplasty. O'Neill took the technique one step further when he began doing
angioplasty (PCI) in acute myocardial infarction (STEMI). He was involved in the first
placebo-controlled randomized trial of placebo versus streptokinase and noted clearly that
patients with open arteries fared much better than those with closed arteries.
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