Residencias CABA Medicina Practice Questions - Buenos Aires City Health Residencies Contest (Concurso De Residencias Del Equipo De Salud Del GCABA - Medicina) Exam

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A 58-year-old male presents to the emergency department of a CABA general acute hospital with 90 minutes of crushing retrosternal chest pain radiating to his left arm and diaphoresis. An immediate electrocardiogram (ECG) reveals 3 mm ST-segment elevation in leads V1 through V4. The hospital has a functioning cardiac catheterization laboratory with an on-site interventional team available within 30 minutes. What is the most appropriate initial reperfusion strategy?

Immediate primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) Immediate intravenous fibrinolytic therapy with tenecteplase Urgent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery within 24 hours Conservative medical therapy with unfractionated heparin and clopidogrel alone

Correct Answer:

Immediate primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)

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