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A 28-year-old man presents to the ED with 3 hours of pleuritic chest pain and ST-segment elevations in leads II, III, and aVF. PCI is not immediately available; nearest PCI center is 2 hours away. He has no contraindications to fibrinolysis. What is the recommended timing for reperfusion?

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