Table 1.

Studies discussed in this paper

Study acronym	Study name
ADMIRAL	Abciximab before direct angioplasty and stenting in myocardial infarction regarding acute and long term follow-up
ADVANCE-MI	Addressing the value of facilitated angioplasty after combination treatment or eptifibatide monotherapy in acute myocardial infarction
ASSENT-4	Fourth assessment of the safety and efficacy of a new thrombolytic
C-PORT	Atlantic cardiovascular patient outcomes research team
CADILLAC	Controlled abciximab and device investigation to lower late angioplasty complications
CAPTIM	Comparison of primary angioplasty and prehospital thrombolysis in the acute phase of myocardial infarction
DANAMI-2	Danish multicentre randomized trial on thrombolytic treatment versus acute coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction
FINESSE	Facilitated intervention with enhanced reperfusion speed to stop events
PCI-CURE	Percutaneous coronary intervention in the clopidogrel in unstable angina to prevent recurrent events
PRAGUE	Primary angioplasty in patients transferred from general community hospitals to specialized PTCA units with or without emergency thrombolysis
TIMI	Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction