Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

Primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), also referred to as direct, immediate, or infarct angioplasty, is one method to intervene with acute myocardial infarction symptoms. It is intended to be performed within 6 to 12 hours of the onset of acute myocardial infarction symptoms. It was developed as an alternative to thrombolytic therapy (thrombolytic drugs administered to dissolve thrombi). <a id="