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HardCardiologySTEMI in rural settingau-amcau-acemau-racp

A 72-year-old man living 400 km from the nearest tertiary hospital presents to a small rural hospital with chest pain and ECG showing ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Time from symptom onset is 60 minutes. There is no immediate access to PCI; nearest PCI centre is 3 hours away by road. According to Australian ACS guidance, what is the most appropriate reperfusion strategy?

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