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STEMI-DTU trial, left ventricular unloading delay questions

April 4, 2026TCTMD, Mamas A. Mamas

STEMI-DTU discussions focus on the evidence base for left ventricular unloading and whether protocol-driven delays to primary PCI, such as 40 minutes, should be reconsidered in future trial designs.

On this Beyond the Data, @mmamas1973, Navin Kapur, and @SVRaoMD talk about the STEMI-DTU trial
What is the preclinical data supporting lv unloading?
if the trial was redesigned again would the 40 min delay to ppci have been changed?
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